After more than two years of innovative leadership, Tim Matz has announced he will retire as head of Linfield University’s wine studies programs at the end of the year.
Under Matz’s leadership, Linfield introduced new courses of study, including the Master of Science in business specializing in wine business leadership and new events such as the BIPOC Wine Symposium, which attracted national speakers in its inaugural year. The Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, a student-run tasting room on McMinnville’s Third Street, opened in September.
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