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OR & Idaho Flashcards

1
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Which AVA’s fall within Willamette Valley AVA

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Dundee Hills, Eola Amity Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mt, Yamhill Carlton District

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2
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Who is the largest producer of wine in OR

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King Estates

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Who were the two original people who brought viticulture to the Willamette Valley

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Henderson Luellen - 1847 Brought select vinifera vines

AR Shipley - 1860’s - Brought both Vinifera and Vitis Labrusca Concord & Catawba

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What are two types of Vitis Labrusca Grapes that are commonly seen in OR

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Concord and Catawba

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Who originally brought PN to OR and when?

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David Lett 1965
Planted the original Eyrie Vineyard in 1966

Chares Coury - 1965
Planted the Northern most vineyards in the Willamette Valley - often historically overlooked

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When was the original Eyrie Vineyard planted?

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1966

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What year did the Eyrie Vineyard South Block place 2nd and 3rd in Burgundy Wine Competitions?

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1975

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The 2 Original Dicks and 2 Original Davids of Willamette?

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Dick Erath - Dick Ponzi

David Lett - David Adelshiem

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9
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When did Dick Erath plant his first vineyards?

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1969

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When did Dick Ponzi plant his first vineyards?

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1970

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When and where were the first vineyards of David Adelsheim?

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1972 - Chehalem Mountain

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Who planted the first vineyards in Eola Amity Hills and when?

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Myron Redford - 1974

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13
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When were Elk Cove Vineyards Planyed?

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1974

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14
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What was the first vintage of Sokol Blosser

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1977

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15
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When did Domaine Drouhin come OR?

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1987

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16
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What is LIVE? Who founded it and when?

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Low Input Viticulture Enology Program

-Non- Profit that helps vineyards and wineries get certified by third parties as sustainable or organic or biodynamic

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17
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HOw much of OR’s Vineyards are sustainably farmed?

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50%

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18
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What are the main viticultural hazards in OR

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Birds, rodents, late striking pylloxera - 1990

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How were the original AVA’s of Willamette laid out?

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To match the flood paths of the Missoula Floods

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20
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What is the general elevation of Willamette Valley Vineyards and why?

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275-900ft because the soils at lower elevations are nutrient rich moisture retaining soils, and the slopes of the higher elevation vineyards have too high of a diurnal shift after 900ft

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21
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What are the 4 important and soil series in Willamette Valley?

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Uplifted Marine Sediments - Willakenzie - Bellpine Series
Nutrient poor sanstone and slate/shale
Volcanic- Jory -Red volcanic dust over Basalt bedrock
Loess - Laurelwood
Missoula Flood Soils - Woodburn Series

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22
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What is the state soil of OR?

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Jory

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23
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What is the Nekia Soil series?

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A more mixed volcanic soil series less notable then Jory

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24
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What are the names of the three main PN Clones and who introduced them?

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Pommard & Wadenswil - David Lett

Dijon - Adelsheim smuggled these in a box from Dijon - hence their name

25
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Is Chapitalization legal in OR

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Yes

26
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What is the primary soil type of the Dundee Hills AVA

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Jory

27
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Which modern day AVA is the original Eyrie Vineyard located within?

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Dundee Hills AVA

28
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Name 3 famous producers/wineries of Dundee Hills AVA

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Sokol Blosser
Domaine Drouhin
Archery Summit
Domaine Sereine

29
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What is the main soil type of the Yamhill Carlton District AVA?

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Marine Sediments

30
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What is the main soil of the Chehalem Mt. AVA

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Laurelwood

31
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What is the coolest AVA of OR

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Chehalem Mt AVA

32
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Name 2 important producers from Chehalem MT AVA

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Erath, Ponzi &Adelsheim

33
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What AVA is within Chehalem Mt AVA

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Ribbon Ridge

34
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What is OR’s smallest AVA

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Ribbon Ridge

35
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What is the most prominent soil type of Ribbon Ridge?

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Wilakenzie

36
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What Two AVA’s are most affected by the Vanduzer Gap?

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McMinnville & Eola Amity Hills

37
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Pros and cons of the Vanduzer winds?

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Denudes vines can cause lack of ripeness, small tight berry clusters, and bigger undesirable phenolic structure.
Can allow for greater diurnal shift and relieves frost and rot/mold pressure

38
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Where does the Eola Amity Hills and Eolian Soil Series derive their names?

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Aeolus - the god of wind

Wind blown soil and vineyards

39
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What is the main soil type of Eola Amity Hills AVA

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Eolian - windblown

40
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What are the most famous producers/vineyards of Eola Amity Hills?

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Eveningland - Seven Springs
Domaine Sereine - Jerusalem Hill
Bethel Heights - Justice Vineyard
Argyle - Spirit Hill

41
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Where and when was the first Pinot Gris Planted in OR? By whom?

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David Lett - Eola Amity Hills 1966

42
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When, where and by whom was the first OR riesling planted?

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Richard Summer - Umpqua Valley - 1961

43
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Who planted the first Pinot Blanc in OR and when

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Cameron Winery 1988

44
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What are the AVA’s contained within Southern Oregon AVA

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Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, Red Hills of Douglas County, Oregon, Elkton Oregon, Applegate Valley

45
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What three geographic features are the most influential on Southern OR AVA and its sub regions?

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The Coast, the Cascades, The Klamath Mts

46
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What AVAS are contained within the.Umpqua Valley AVA?

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Elkton Oregon

Red Hills of Douglas County, Oregon

47
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What are the climactic differnces between Elkton Oregon and Red Hills of Douglas County Oregon

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Elkton - Cool & Wet

Red Hills of Douglas County Oregon - warmer temps and Jory soil

48
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Who planted the first vineyards in Southern OR AVA and when

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Jesse Applegate - 1876

49
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Who, When, Where was the first cab planted?

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Richard Summer - 1961 - Umpqua Hillcrest Vineyards

50
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What type f classic OR vine training system did Henry Scott create?

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Double Curtain Trelising

51
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What is the southern most AVA of OR

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Rogue Valley

52
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What are the three tributaries of the Rogue River that are also unnofficial sub-AVA’s? Which is the warmest

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Illinois, Applegate(official), Bear Creek(warmest)

53
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What AVA contains the highest planted vineyards?

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Applegate Valley AVA 2000ft max elevation

54
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What AVA is within the Rogue Valley

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Applegate Valley

55
Q

Where were the first grapes grown in Idaho and when?

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1872- Lewiston

56
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Where does the name Lewis & Clark AVA come from?

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From Lewiston where the first grapes were planted in Idaho

57
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When were the first post prohibition vine planted in Idaho and where?

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Sanke River Valley AVA - 1970

58
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What is the first Idaho AVA to be completely within Idaho what grapes does it specialize in?

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Eagle Foothills AVA - Alsatian Varietals

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