Oregon Flashcards
Name the AVAs of Oregon
Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountain, Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, Laurelwood District, Lower Long Tom, McMinnville, Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon, Ribbon Ridge, Tualatin Hills, Van Duzer Corridor, Yamhill-Carlton District
Which is the largest winery in Oregon?
King Estates
The modern story of the Willamette Valley begins?
in the mid-1960s with a cast of two: David Lett and Charles Coury.
In 1965 Lett brought Pinot Noir to the Willamette Valley, establishing the original Eyrie Vineyard on a south-facing slope in the Dundee Hills in 1966
Which wine moved Robert Drouhin in Oregon?
A 1975 Eyrie “South Block” Pinot Noir that entered competitions in Paris in 1979 and Beaune in 1980, finishing in third and second place, respectively. The second tasting, in which Eyrie competed amidst a blind flight of Burgundy grands crus assembled by Robert Drouhin, brought the Beaune négociant closer to purchasing Oregon property.
Oregon’s latitude?
45th parallel aligning with Burgundy
Oregon’s soil types?
In the Willamette Valley, there are four major soil types derived from four different underlying geologies. Three of them—uplifted marine sediments, volcanic soils, and loess—are reasonably nutrient-poor and important for quality wine production. Notably, there is no limestone or marl in the Willamette Valley.
Missoula Flood Deposits
Define uplifted marine sediment soils and how do they affect wine style
Uplifted Marine Sediments: More common on the western side of the valley, these nutrient-poor soils are derived from sandstone and shale that once composed the ocean floor—the entirety of western Oregon was under the sea until the rise of the Coast Range and Cascades about 15 million years ago. Layered marine sediments thus form the oldest bedrock in the Willamette Valley. The Willakenzie series in the northern Willamette Valley and the Bellpine series in the south are examples of soils derived from uplifted marine sediment. They tend to be sandier and thinner than the volcanic soils. Pinot Noir wines produced on marine sedimentary soils are typically noted as darker in color and fruit profile.
Define volcanic soils and how do they affect wine style
Volcanic Soils: As the Cascades rose upward some 15-17 million years ago, lava flows poured westward from the chain’s highly active volcanoes, covering the still-submerged valley floor in basalt. Today’s reddish volcanic soils are depleted and weathered, formed atop this underlying basalt parent rock. The Jory series, named for Jory Hill in Salem, is the best-known volcanic soil type in the Willamette Valley (and the state’s “official” soil, thanks to Scott Burns). The Nekia series, a shallower volcanic soil, is also common in the area. The volcanic soils in the Willamette Valley tend to contain more clay and therefore have a higher water-holding capacity than other soil series in the region. Tasters often ascribe a lighter color and a red fruit profile to Pinot Noir wines produced on volcanic soils here.
Which Pinot Noir clones were first used in Oregon?
The valley’s oldest Pinot Noir vineyards were planted by UC Davis grads with the Wädenswil (UCD 1A and 2A) and Pommard (UCD 4 and UCD 5) clones of Pinot Noir
Dijon clones are used after the 80s
Which is the most densely planted AVA in Oregon?
Dundee Hills
Describe the style of Pinot Noir from Dundee Hills
Pinot Noir in the Dundee Hills has the potential to produce the Willamette Valley’s most delicate and perfumed wines
Name some top producers from Dundee Hills
Eyrie Vineyards
Sokol Blosser
Domaine Drouhin
Archery Summit
Domaine Serene
Bergstrom
Arterberry Maresh
Name some prime sites in Dundee Hills
Famed sites include Maresh Vineyard, Abbey Ridge, and the Thomas Vineyard
Dundee Hills soils?
Volcanic, basalt and jory
Yamhill-Carlton District’s soils?
uplifted marine sedimentary
