How Oregon Works: Vineyard owner on keeping workers in the field

Harvesting fruit in Oregon vineyards is a people-heavy process, which makes accessing quality labor at the right times critical to success.To get an understanding of the labor situation for vineyard operators, we reached out to Steve Thompson, CEO of Cristom Vineyards in Salem. He's also co-owner of Octave Vineyard in Walla Walla, Wash., is chairman emeritus of the Oregon Wine Board, president emeritus of the Oregon Winegrowers Association and past board director of the American Association of&h