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# Joe Campbell, Early Willamette Valley Vintner, Dies
- URL: https://bevnews.net/joe-campbell-early-willamette-valley-vintner-dies/
- Published: 2026-07-07T03:01:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-07T03:01:24.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

Joe Campbell, who with his wife Pat founded Elk Cove Vineyards in Willamette Valley, the first winery in what today is the Yamhill-Carlton appellation, has died. He was 87\. 

He was also a physician. His work on medical missions was among the things for which he was most proud.

Read more: Sean P. Sullivan has a [terrific obituary](https://www.northwestwinereport.com/2026/07/joe-campbell-willamette-valley-wine-pioneer-passes-away.html?%5Fbhlid=02e1202e1e60eac30b360e48eccc9bcddc686a74&ref=bevnews.net) in Northwest Wine Report. Among the things you'll learn: Joe Campbell and his wife cut trees on the property to get the logs to make a log house.