Steve Vuylsteke: Oral History Interview

This interview is with Steve Vuylsteke of SakéOne. In this interview, Steve talks about growing up in the early Oregon wine industry and his transition to the saké industry.Steve dives into his early childhood and his parents' escapades with garage fruit winemaking. He goes on to talk about his parents' journey in creating Oak Knoll Winery and how this journey affected him. Later in the interview Steve shares about his involvement in helping to market some of the early iconic Oregon wines, like those of Erath. He then talks about his transition from wine to saké and how he faced the uphill battle with educating the early sake consumers.This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on March 24, 2025 at the SakéOne office in Beaverton.