Down on the Oregon Farm

Award-winning international journalist Nicholas Kristof returns to his roots in Yamhill

Wine Spectator senior editor Tim Fish
Senior editor Tim Fish caught up with Nicholas Kristof, who finds time in his busy reporting schedule to make wine in Yamhill, Oregon. (Rick Wenner)

How did an award-winning journalist find himself growing grapes in Yamhill, Oregon? It's his childhood home. Nicholas Kristof has returned to his roots in the countryside after living and working in the United Kingdom, China and Japan, winning two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting on international events along the way. In this column, senior editor Tim Fish gets to know Kristof and his story. 

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