Oregon Flashcards
How many miles does Oregon’s Willamette Valley stretch from Portland?
120 mi
Between what two mountain ranges is the Willamette Valley nestled?
Coastal Mountain Range
Cascades
Who were the first to explore the potential of Pinot Noir in Oregon?
David Lett of Eyrie Vineyards
Charles Coury
Who followed in David and Charles footsteps?
Dick Erath
Dick Ponzi
Wanted a more marginal climate for Pinot.
What wine was the first to receive real international (French) recognition?
David Lett
In 1987, what French negociant purchased property in Dundee Hills?
Joseph Drouhin
What are the six sub-AVA’s of Willamette Valley?
Dundee Hills Eola-Amity Hills Ribbon Ridge McMinnville Yamhill-Carlton District Chehalem Mountains
What are “Jory” soils and where are they found?
Well-drained soils of volcanic origin and are found in the “Red Hills” of Dundee Hills AVA.
What are “Willakenzie” soils?
Most common on the westernmost slopes of Ribbon Ridge. Categorized as Marine Sedimentary soil.
What kind of wines re produced by “Jory” soils?
Elegance is the main feature
What kind of wines are produced by “Willakenzie” soils?
Darker fruit
Name one very important climatic influence on Willamette Valley.
Van Duzer Corridor, a gap in the Coastal Mountains that makes grapes more skin, more tannic due to intense winds. This is in Eola-Amity and McMinnville.
What is one of the main characteristics of wines from the Chehalem Mountain AVA?
Most of the vineyard sites are North Facing - which makes them cool sites.
What are the important white grapes in Oregon?
Pinot Gris (dry and off-dry styles), Chardonnay and Riesling.
From where to where does the Southern Oregon AVA stretch?
Eugene to California Border.
What are the AVA’s inside Southern Oregon AVA?
Umpqua Valley, Elkton Oregon, Rogue Valley, Applegate Valley, and Red Hill Douglas County
What is the warmest growing region west of the Cascades?
Applegate Valley AVA in Southern Oregon AVA
What kind of grapes are planted in Southern Oregon AVA?
Pinot Noir Syrah Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Gris Gewürztraminer Chardonnay
Besides Willamette and Southern Oregon AVA -what are the other AVAs apart of Oregon?
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley AVAs cross the Washington state line, while The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA sits on an old riverbed within Walla Walla Valley, entirely on the Oregon side.
On the extreme eastern side of the state, a single vineyard is planted on the Oregon side of Idaho’s arid Snake River Valley AVA.
If a wine is varietally labeled in Oregon, by-law what % of that grape must be in the bottle?
90% - excluding white and red Bordeaux Varietals. It is above the US standard of 75%!!
If a wine from Oregon in labeled with an AVA, what % of grapes from that AVA must be in the bottle?
95%, rather than the US standard of 85%
Eola-Mity Pinot have a bit more more tannin due to the afternoon wind caused by the van duezer corridor.
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What are the two sub region affected
Eola-Amity Hills
Which has the coolest climate of the Willamette Valley AVA?
Chehalem
What is the only winery located in snake river ava on the Oregon side.
Cinder Vineyards
Ted Castille - Williamette Valley specific certification programs.
Sustainable grape growing and winemaking practices - promotes environmnetal stewardship. LIVE
