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Transcending the senses

Camas man shows that being deaf doesn't prevent one from making and enjoying wine

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Rusty Wales of Camas has enjoyed wine making for several years. Here, he poses in what he has coined the "wine wagon," a cherry red 1955 Chevy pick-up truck.

Rusty Wales is passionate about wine making. He can talk for hours about the various aspects of producing and enjoying a fine bottle of Cabernet, Merlot or Syrah.

Wales, 66, is also deaf, and is one of a growing number of vinters across the country who are proving that one definitely does not need to be able to hear to make and appreciate a fine wine.

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