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    Vineyard Manager

    Meliton Martinez

    Vineyard Manager, King Estate Winery

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    Portrait of Meliton Martinez

    Portrait of Meliton Martinez

    i. Biography

    Meliton Martinez is King Estate Winery’s longtime Vineyard Manager in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. King Estate says he started at the winery in 1993 as part of the vineyard crew, was promoted to Vineyard Manager in 1999, and now oversees vineyard activities, harvest scheduling, and organic farming practices across the estate. He is responsible for 467 acres of grapes and as part of the leadership team guiding the winery’s premium wines.

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