page_title: Nancy Ponzi
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Nancy Ponzi / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: Dick and Nancy Ponzi stand with their three children at the winery, glasses in hand.
context_page_description: Nancy Ponzi is a pioneer of the Oregon wine industry and the Oregon brewing industry, and the founder of Ponzi Vineyards, one of the Willamette Valley's founding wineries. She and her husband Dick Ponzi also established Oregon's first craft brewery, Bridgeport Brewing Company.
context_section_description: Ponzi married Dick Ponzi in 1962 in California.
  The entire family was involved in the vineyards and winemaking from the start, with the Ponzi children helping after school and on weekends. Once grown, the children pursued other interests: Anna Maria worked in the magazine business on the East Coast before returning to the winery in 1992; Luisa attended Portland State University and prepared for medical school, returning to the family business in 1990 and deciding to pursue winemaking. She went on to train in Burgundy, France, and earn a degree in viticulture and enology. In 1993, Dick Ponzi passed the title and duties of Winemaker to her.
caption: Nancy and Dick Ponzi and their children Luisa, Michel and Anna Maria
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