Anna Maria Ponzi, former owner, chief executive and president of Ponzi Vineyards, will serve as interim director of Linfield University’s Center for Wine Education after Tim Matz announced plans to step down at the end of the year.
Ponzi is a second-generation wine producer who was instrumental in establishing Oregon’s Willamette Valley as a world-renowned winegrowing region. She grew up on one of the first vineyards in Oregon, which her family established in 1970, and has served as a champion for and ambassador of Oregon wine her entire life. Continue reading