Oregon

Question 1

Year David Lett of Eyrie Vineyard planted Pinot Noir in Willamette Valley

Answer 1

1965

• Pioneering the varietal style for which the valley would become internationally known

Question 2

The vintage of David Lett’s “South Block Reserve” Pinot Noir that achieved outstanding results in French competition and brought vindication to the efforts of the early trailblazers of Oregon

Answer 2

1975

Question 3

Year Burgundy négociant Maison Joseph Drouhin purchased property in Dundee Hills

Answer 3

1987

Question 4

AVA with Jory soils

Answer 4

“red hills” of Dundee Hills AVA

Question 5

Willamette Valley

Sub AVAs

Answer 5

• Tualatin Hills 2020
• Laurelwood District 2020
• Chehalem Mountains 2006
• Yamhill-Carlton District 2004
• Ribbon Ridge 2005
• Dundee Hills 2004
• McMinnville 2005
• Eola-Amity Hills 2006
• Van Duzer Corridor 2019
• Mt. Pisgah Polk County Oregon 2022
• Lower Long Tom 2021

Question 6

Jory soils

Answer 6

Jory

• Well-drained soil of volcanic origin
• “red hills” of Dundee Hills AVA

Question 7

Willakenzie soils

Answer 7

Willakenzie

• Marine sedimentary
• Willamette Valley’s westernmost slopes, ex. Ribbon Ridge AVA

Question 8

Jory soils vs Willakenzie soils

Answer 8

• Jory - more elegant (Dundee)
• Willakenzie - denser, darker fruit (Ribbon Ridge)

Question 9

Name of the gap in the Coastal Mountains that separates Willamette Valley from the ocean

Answer 9

Van Duzer Corridor

Question 10

Style of Pinot Noir from McMinnville and Eola-Amity

Answer 10

more tannic

Question 11

Coolest AVA within Willamette

Answer 11

Chehalem Mountains

Question 12

Warmest and driest growing region in southern Oregon, west of the Cascades

Answer 12

Applegate Valley AVA

Question 13

3 AVAs shared between Washington and Oregon

Answer 13

• Columbia Gorge
• Columbia Valley
• Walla Walla Valley

Question 14

The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA sits entirely within what larger AVA?

Answer 14

Walla Walla Valley

Question 15

Varietal wines from Oregon must contain a min 90% of the stated variety rather than the standard 75%. What grapes are the exception?

Answer 15

• White and red Bordeaux varieties
• Major Rhône grapes
• Zinfandel
• Sangiovese
• Tannat
• Tempranillo

basically, only Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris will contain 90% of the varietal

Question 16

Oregon AVA

min % of grapes fom labeled appellation

Answer 16

95%

• vs. 85% mandated by federal law

Question 17

Oregon

Most densely planted and most historic AVA

Answer 17

Dundee Hills AVA

• Site of the original Eyrie Vineyard

Question 18

Dundee Hills AVA

Producers

Answer 18

• Archery Summit
• Domaine Drouhin
• Domaine Serene
• Sokol Blosser

Question 19

AVA of Archery Summit, Domaine Drouhin, Domaine Serene, Sokol Blosser

Answer 19

Dundee Hills AVA

Question 20

Willamette Valley

AVA with the highest point

Answer 20

Chehalem Mountains AVA

• Summit of Bald Peak, 1,633 ft

Question 21

Chehalem’s 1st vineyard

Answer 21

• Dick Erath
• Planted in 1968

Question 22

Willamette Valley

Smallest AVA

Answer 22

Ribbon Ridge AVA

Question 23

Ribbon Ridge AVA

2 producers

Answer 23

• Beaux Frères
• Brick House

Question 24

McMinnville AVA

Major geographic influence

Answer 24

Van Duzer Corridor - cool coastal Pacific winds blow through the gap

• Reduces berry size and crop load, produces thicker skins, creates general stress for the vine and grower
• Often East-facing slopes in shelter from west winds
• Constant gusts reduce fungal issues
• Denser, more tannic PN, darker fruit flavors and pigment

Question 25

Eola

Orign of name

Answer 25

Aeolus, Greek god of winds

• AVA sits directly East of Van Duzer Corridor w/ similar tannic structure and dark fruit Pinot Noir as McMinnville AVA

Question 26

AVA of …

Evening Land’s ‘Seven Springs Vineyard’

Domaine Serene’s low-elevation ‘Jerusalem Hill’

Roserock, site purchased in late 2013 by Domaine Drouhin

Answer 26

Eola-Amity Hill’s eastern edge

• On basaltic soils (“Nekia”)