Relative to the rest of the world, the wine industry in the United States is still very young. This is especially true of the wineries of the Northwest. Several of the pioneers of the industry in Washington and Oregon are still active in those industries, or are a mere generation removed from involvement. The origin stories of most wineries and the industry in general, are still fresh and continuing to grow into a legacy as the next generation starts to assume the mantle of shepherding the industry into the future. One living example of this is the Sokol Blosser family ...