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Merlin Dicke, a Brandborg Vineyard and Winery employee and Southern Oregon Wine Institute graduate, stands in his office, the cellar of the winery in Elkton Thursday.
After boat manufacturer Bayliner Marine closed its Wilbur plant in 2008, laborer Merlin Dicke, in his mid-50s, needed another career. He heard rumor of a new wine program at Umpqua Community College and was instantly inspired.
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