Fast-forward past a degree in animal science from UC Davis and through 28 years of dairying in Alaska and Oregon. In 2017, he began the importation process of another grape, Persan, a variety often blended with Mondeuse in Savoie. SidebarGrandpa Ginet wasn’t the only immigrant with a packed suitcase of wine grape cuttings from the old countries. Most popular wine grape varieties in the U.S. are non-native, making their way here through legal nurseries or in the luggage of settlers before strict rules were established. Among her favorite gigs was business editor for the News-Register, and editor pro temp for three months for the Oregon Wine Press.