Oregon and Washington Flashcards

1
Q

Which AVAs in Oregon are shared with other states?

A

Shared with Washington:
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley

Shared with Idaho:
Snake River Valley

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2
Q

What is the driest and warmest growing region in Oregon?

A

Rogue Valley

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3
Q

What is the driest AVA in Washington?

A

Wahluke Slope

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4
Q

What 2 Oregon AVAs were established in 2020?

A

Laurelwood district
Tualatin Hills

Both in the Willamette Valley

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5
Q

Where is the Seven Springs Vineyard?

A

Eola-Amity Hills AVA

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6
Q

What are the sub AVAs of the Chehalem Mountains?

A

Ribbon Ridge
Laurelwood District

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7
Q

What is the highest point of the Willamette Valley?

A

Bald Peak (500m) in the Chehalem Mountians AVA

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8
Q

Where is the Shea Vineyard?
Who makes wine from there?

A

Yamhill-Carlton district
Bergström and Saint Innocent

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9
Q

Who established the original Eyrie vineyard?

A

David Lett

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10
Q

What river runs through red mountain AVA?

A

Yakima River

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11
Q

What % of grapes in Oregon must be from:
1. State
2. AVA
3. Vineyard
4. Variety

A
  1. 100%
  2. 95%
  3. 95%
  4. 90% (Rhône and BDX varietals, Tempranillo, and Sangiovese only require 75% of the stated variety
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12
Q

What Pinot Noir clones are the most important for the Willamette Valley?

A

Wedenswil
Pommard
Dijon

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13
Q

Where is the Cailloux vineyard?

A

Rocks of Milton Freewater AVA in the Walla Walla Valley AVA

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14
Q

What are the sub AVAs of the Columbia Valley in Washington?

A

Yakima Valley
Rattlesnake Hills
Snipes Mountain
Red Mountain
Walla Walla Valley
** The Rocks of Milton-Freewater - entirely in Oregon
Horse Haven Hills
Wahluke Slope
Lake Chelan
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
Naches Heights

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15
Q

Where was Syrah first planted in Washington? By whom?

A

Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley

Mike Sauer

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16
Q

Where are Abbey Ridge and Maresh vineyards?

A

The Dundee Hills AVA

17
Q

What are the 3 main soil types of the Willamette Valley?

A
  1. Jory (Volcanic) - Dundee Hills
  2. Willakenzie (Marine Sediment) -Ribbon Ridge, Yamhill-Carlton
  3. Loess (silty loam) - Laurelwood
18
Q

Walla Walla valley lies to the east of what 3 rivers?

A

Columbia River
Snake River
Yakima River

19
Q

What type of soil is found in Walla Walla valley?

A

Basalt bedrock with thin alluvial topsoil deposited by the Missoula Floods

20
Q

What was Washington’s first AVA?

A

Yakima Valley (1983)

21
Q

What are the nested AVAs of the Yakima Valley?

A

Rattlesnake Hills
Snipes Mountain
Red Mountain

22
Q

Where is Domain Drouhin located?

A

Dundee Hills AVA

23
Q

Which AVAs so the Pacific winds funneling through the Van Duzer corridor effect?

A

Van Duzer Corridor AVA
McMinnville AVA
Eola Amity Hills AVA

24
Q

Where is the Champoux vineyard?

A

Horse Haven Hills AVA

25
Q

What are the sub AVAs of the Umpqua Valley?

A

Elkton Oregon
Red Hills Douglas County

26
Q

Where is the Sagemoor vineyard?

A

The Yakima Valley AVA

27
Q

What are the 4 sites of the Sagemoor vineyard?

A
  1. Sagemoor
  2. Dionysus
  3. Bacchus
  4. Weinbau