Board Member | Finance Committee Chair

Dave Cho is the winemaker/cofounder of CHO Wines, board member of AAPI Food & Wine and the Finance Committee Chair.  He was introduced to the world of winemaking while performing music at local wineries in southern California and grew his passion for the trade while meditating with monks in Burgundy and sipping through California and beyond.

He moved his family from California to Oregon to pursue a career in the wine industry and gravitated towards more nuanced and delicate wines. He holds a degree in Enology & Viticulture from Oregon State University, a university recognized worldwide for their agriculture programs. His winemaking style is a balance of tradition and innovation.

During his time in Oregon, he worked for some of the most notable wineries in the Willamette Valley, including Argyle Winery and Stoller Family Estate.  Itching to make autonomous decisions from vineyard to bottle, in 2020, he jumped in head first to prepare his own small production label. He is the first Korean-American winemaker in Oregon.

In just 5 short years, he has grown recognition for CHO Wines' winemaking excellence with his traditional method sparkling wines, Pinot Noir and innovative winemaking styles.