Professor Kevin Pogue studied geological composition of the Himalayan foothills in Pakistan, but after 9/11 the area became too dangerous. As a wine lover, he shifted his focus and now teaches geology at Whitman College where he schools his students in Terroir 101. He is now the go-to man in Washington state, helping potential vintners find their ideal plot of land.
This article in the New York Times inspired us to speak to him.