Finkel, Charles and Finkel, Rose Ann
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content: Johnson, Paula, Curator
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection / Series 1: Born-Digital Interviews
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content: 2017-12-06
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content: Oral history interview with Charles Finkel and Rose Ann Finkel, founders and owners of Pike Brewing in Seattle, Washington. Topics covered include Charles's childhood in Oklahoma; Rose Ann's childhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas; Charles's work in New York City in the mid-1960s importing European wines into the United States; Charles and Rose Ann's decision to found their own wine importing company, Bon Vin, in 1969; Charles's work marketing small, west coast wineries and at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in the 1970s; and Rose Ann's work founding one of the nation's earliest specialty food stores, Truffles, in Seattle, Washington, in 1977. Charles and Rose Ann speak also about witnessing Americans' increasing familiarity with European wines; the influence of Julia Child on eating and drinking in the United States; Charles's work as a graphic designer for Truffles; and their decision to found Merchant du Vin in 1978, which enabled them to import European beers to the U.S. Other topics covered include Rose Ann's naming of the Ayinger beer Celebrator; Charles's graphic design work for various European and American beers; and their decision to found Pike Brewing at Pike Place Market in 1989; the general role of graphic design in realms of food and drink; their experiences balancing family and work; and their thoughts on the future of beer in the U.S.