Today, the rolling hills of Willamette Valley produce some of the most in-demand grapes and wines in the United States. We went to business school together and fell in love,” she said of her husband Jay Cowles, part of the family that used to own the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Knudsen is a long-time, long-established vineyard that started in 1971,” she said.Ĭowles actually lives in Minneapolis year-round, flying out often to supervise the more than 100 acres of planted grapes in Dundee, Oregon.

READ MORE: 'A Giant In Every Way': Chef Jack Riebel Has DiedĬowles grew up near Seattle, helping on the Oregon winery her dad planted 50 years ago. “There are quite a few Minnesotans out here,” laughed Page Knudsen Cowles, one of the owners of Knudsen Vineyards.

Paul, but the wine country of Willamette Valley has become a home away from home for more than a dozen Minnesota-connected winemakers. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - It is not where you’d expect to find a computer expert from Owatonna, a health care founder from Maple Grove, and a credit card analyst from St.

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