Oregon Flashcards
What are the percentage requirements of grape sourcing in the US?
State: 75%
Varietal designation: 75%
AVA: 85%
Single Vineyard: 95%
Washington label: 95%
Oregon/California label: 100%
What three AVAs are shared between Oregon and Washington?
Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla Valley
What AVA is shared between Oregon and Idaho?
Snake River Valley
What white grapes are found in Willamette Valley?
Pinot gris (dry and off-dry)
Chardonnay
Riesling
What are the original 6 sub AVAs of Willamette Valley?
Chahalem Mountains
Eola-Amity Hills
Dundee Hills
Ribbon Ridge
McMinnville
Yamhill-Carlton District
What 5 AVAs have been added in Willamette Valley in recent years?
Van Duzer Corridor
Laurelwood District
Tualatin Hills
Lower Long Tom
Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon
What soil type is prominent in Dundee Hills?
Jory - well drained volcanic soil in the “red hills”
What soil type is prominent in the western slopes like Ribbon Ridge?
Willakenzie - marine sedimentary soil
Which sub AVAs are most directly affected by wind funneling through the Van Duzer Corridor? What affect does it have on the wines’ outcome?
McMinnville
Eola-Amity Hills
More tannic expression of Pinot Noir
What AVAs are nested within the Southern Oregon AVA?
Umpqua Valley
Elkton Oregon
Rogue Valley
Applegate Valley
Red Hill Douglas County
What is the warmest and driest region west of the Cascades in Oregon?
Applegate Valley
What is the minimum required percentage of a given variety in a varietally labeled wine in Oregon?
90% (75% in most other places in the US)
What is the minimum percentage required for AVA labeled wines in Oregon?
95% (85% in most other places in the US)
Who are the two men most responsible for establishing the wine industry in Oregon?
David Lett (Eyrie Vineyard; Dundee Hills)
Charles Coury
What is the average annual rainfall in Salem?
40in
