Oregon Flashcards
What are the sub AVA of willamette valley?
Chehalem mountain Yamhill Carlton district McMinnville Ribbon ridge Dundee hills Eola amity hills
What are the AVA Oregon?
To the east: Columbia valley Columbia gorge Walla walla All shared with Washington The Rock of Milton freewater (new sub Ava of walla walla, fully in Oregon)
To the west of the cascades mtn and nothing to south: Willamette valley (includes 6 sub AVA) Chehalem mountain Yamhill Carlton district McMinnville Ribbon ridge Dundee hills Eola amity hills
Southern Oregon Ava (including sub Ava) Umpqua Ava Elkton valley Red hills Douglas county Rogue valley (with sub Ava) Applegate valley
Snake river valley (shared with Idaho)
What is the name of the 2 principal soils of willamette valley?
The willakenzie= sandy yellowish Soil sedimentary on the uplifted sea floors.
The jory= brick red volcanic soil typically found at 300 feet elevation and above.
What is the weather of Oregon?
In general wet with good rainfall due to proximity with ocean.
Long moderate summer with moderate and wet winter.
The south Oregon Ava is warmer due to proximity with California.
Name some important producers of Oregon
Ponzi vineyard Chehalem The eyrie vineyard Beaux freres (Robert Parker) Brick house vineyard Domaine drouin Oregon Ken wright cellars Soter vineyards.
Characteristics of chehalem AVA
Created in 2006
Various soils: laurelwood in west valley/ volcanic and marine sediment on South Western slopes (tends to ripe earlier)
Altitude average from 200 to 1633ft, bald peak (highest point of the willamette)
Ribbon ridge AVA
It is a sub AVA of the chehalem MTN AVA created in 2005
One of the most densely planted area
Home of beaux freres (1987) and brick house
The Dundee hills AVA:
Created in 2004 Elevation between 200 1067 ft Red jory soil The hills elevation limits the frost Most historic and most densely planted region of Oregon
McMinnville AVA ?
Created in 2005 Most westerly of the willamette's AVA Sits on the van duzer corridor Slightly less rain due to the coastal range that protect from it Higher diurnal range No define geology
Yamhill Carlton district.
Created in 2004 Entirely uplifted marine sediment Elevation from 200 to 1000 ft Warmer than other sub Ava. Earlier harvest avoiding the rain Top producers includes elk cove
Eola amity hills AVA
Southernmost AVA created in 2006
Sits East of the van duzer corridor.
The coastal winds increase in the afternoon
Wildest diurnal range of willamette
PN ripped 2 weeks later than in Dundee hills
What are the southern Oregon’s AVA sub Ava ?
Southern Oregon AVA:
Ump qua valley:
Elkton Oregon AVA
red hills Douglas county AVA
Rogue valley:
Applegate valley AVA
