Oregon Flashcards
Who are the founding fathers of wine in Willamette Valley?
Charles Coury
David Lett
What wine from David Lett was entered into the Judgement of Paris? What did it place?
1975 Eyrie Vineyards South Block, third place
What did David Lett do with South Block after it’s rise to publicity?
Took it off of the market for 27 years
Who were the two Dicks and the two Davids?
Dick Ponzi - Ponzi Vineyards
Dick Erath
David Lett
David Adelsheim
Organization established for sustainable viticulture in Oregon?
LIVE - 1997
Low Input Viticulture and Enology
Ted Casteel of Bethel Heights and Carmo Vasconcelos of Oregon State University
What does Burgundy suffer from that Oregon typically does not?
Hail
What latitude is Oregon located on?
45th parallel
What is a large pressure that Willamette deals with?
Bird pressure - it is on a migratory path
Other animals, gophers and voles
What kind of soil type is Willakenzie? What does it do to Pinot Noir?
Uplifted marine sediment
Darker color and fruit profile
What kind of soil type is Jory? What does it do to Pinot Noir?
Volcanic
Lighter, red fruited
What is Loess? What series are found in Willamette?
Windblown soil - reddish, silt soils
Laurelwood, Cornelius, Cascade
What winemaking technique is legal in Oregon and not in California?
Chaptalization
What orientation and training method are the best for Pinot Noir in Oregon?
South and south-east facing
Guyot training
What are the four main soil types in the willamette valley?
Uplifted Marine Sediments
Volcanic (Jory)
Loess
Missoula Flood Deposits
Major wineries in Dundee Hills?
Eyrie Vineyards Domaine Serene Domaine Drouhin Archery Summit Sokol Blosser
Major vineyards in Dundee Hills?
Maresh Vineyard
Abbey Ridge
Thomas Vineyard
Major wineries in Yamhill-Carlton District?
Elk Cove
Ken Wright
Penner-Ash
Major vineyards in Yamhill-Carlton District?
Shea Vineyard
What marks the highest point of elevation in Willamette Valley?
Bald Peak in Chehalem Mountains AVA
Main soil type in Chehalem Mountains AVA? Northern
Wind-swept Laurelwood soils
Main soil type in Western and Southern Chehalem Mountains?
Volcanic or marine sedimentary layers
What AVA is located directly within the Van Duzer Corridor?
McMinnville AVA
What do the winds of the Van Duzer Corridor do to Pinot Noir?
Darker fruit flavors and pigment
Where is Evening Land located?
Eola-Amity Hills
What is the major soil type in Eola-Amity hills?
Nekia series of Basalt
What was the first AVA created in Oregon? When?
Willamette Valley
1984
What is the most recent AVA created in Oregon? When?
Van Duzer Corridor
2018
Which AVAs in Oregon are shared with Washington?
Walla Walla Valley (1984) Columbia Valley (1984) Columbia Gorge (2004)
Which AVA is shared with Idaho?
Snake River AVA (2007)
