Oregon

Question 1

Oregon’s Willamette Valley, which runs southward from-

Answer 1

the Columbia River and Portland for nearly 150 miles

Question 2

What fellow Californians joined David Lett of Eyrie in the Willamette Valley?

Answer 2

Charles Coury, Dick Erath, and Dick Ponzi

Question 3

Who’s 1975 Pinot Noir achieved outstanding results in French competition putting Oregon on the map?

Answer 3

Lett’s 1975 South Block Reserve Pinot Noir

Question 4

Burgundy négociant Maison Joseph Drouhin purchased property adjacent to the Eyrie Vineyard in-

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1987, vindicating the up-and-coming region

Question 5

What invites further comparisons between Willamette to Burgundy?

Answer 5

The mild, temperate, rainy climate, and vintages are more variable than in Sonoma or Santa Barbara

Question 6

What are the 6 smaller AVAs within Willamette?

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1. Dundee Hills
2. Eola-Amity Hills
3. Ribbon Ridge
4. McMinnville
5. Yamhill-Carlton District
6. Chehalem Mountains

Question 7

Chehalem Mountains AVA contains what?

Answer 7

the valley’s highest-elevation vineyards

Question 8

Soil structure in the Willamette Valley owes its origins to-

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ancient volcanic activity and the Missoula Floods, a more recent period of intense flooding that coincided with the end of last ice age

Question 9

Describe the Missoula Floods

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cataclysmic floods erupted periodically over 1,00s of years as glacial dams melted & refroze, depositing a wealth of alluvial soils, known as Willamette Silt, over older volcanic and sedimentary bedrock

Question 10

Jory, a well-drained volcanic topsoil, characterizes the vineyards of-

Answer 10

the Dundee Hills AVA

Question 11

A fine loam, ash-covered soil known as Willakenzie dominates __ AVA

Answer 11

Ribbon Ridge

Question 12

Willakenzie, in general, is renowned for what style vs Joly?

Answer 12

Willakenzie- denser style and darker fruit

Jory- more elegance

Question 13

The Willamette Valley connects Portland in the north with __

Answer 13

Eugene

Question 14

The Southern Oregon AVA stretches southward from Eugene to California, encompassing what 5 AVAs?

Answer 14

1. Umpqua Valley
2. Elkton Oregon
3. Rogue Valley
4. Applegate Valley
5. Red Hill Douglas County

Question 15

With the exception of the southern __, the 5 sub-appellations of Southern Oregon AVA comprise the warmest, driest growing region in the state

Answer 15

Walla Walla Valley

Question 16

Why is Southern Oregon still an underdeveloped wine region?

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it lacks a nearby large market (e.g., Portland or San Francisco) to drive interest and investment

Question 17

To the east of Portland, __, __ and __ AVAs cross the Washington state line

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Columbia Gorge, Columbia Valley, and Walla Walla Valley

Question 18

On the extreme eastern side of the state, a single vineyard is planted on the Oregon side of Idaho’s arid __ AVA.

Answer 18

Snake River Valley

Question 19

Varietal wines from Oregon, with the exception of white and red Bordeaux varieties, major Rhône grapes, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Tannat and Tempranillo, must contain a minimum __% of the stated variety, rather than the standard 75%

Answer 19

90

Question 20

Oregon Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris must be composed of a min __% of the respective grape

Answer 20

90

Question 21

A wine labeled by an AVA within Oregon must contain a min __% of grapes grown in the respective appellation, rather than the 85% mandated by federal law

Answer 21

95