Pat Dudley and her husband Ted Castell along with Ted’s brother Terry and his wife Marilyn Webb established Bethel Heights Vineyard, located in Salem, Oregon, in 1977. For the first 30 years, Ted was responsible for managing the vineyards and Terry was the winemaker. Pat and Marilyn shared responsibilities for the business and marketing aspects of the winery. The Bethel Heights team has now expanded to include members of the second-generation, who grew up at Bethel Heights. Their current annual production is about 13,000 cases, most of which is estate grown.

Recently, Pat was kind enough to take ...