Oregon/Washington

Question 1

Oregon climate

Answer 1

Directly exposed to maritime airflow of the Pacific. Mild winters, cool, wet summers.

Question 2

Oregon hazards

Answer 2

Rain in harvest, rot, flocks of migrating birds can ravage vineyards within hours

Question 3

Oregon investors

Answer 3

Drouhin, Jadot, Jackson Family Wines

Question 4

Willamette Valley nested AVAs

Answer 4

Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mountains, Yamhill-Carlton, Dundee Hills, Mcminnville, Eola-Amity

Question 5

Dundee Hills AVA

Answer 5

Most densely planted and historic. Red Jory soils. Delicate PN. Eyrie Vineyard, Sokol Blosser, Domaine Drouhin, Domaine Serene

Question 6

Yamhill-Carlton AVA

Answer 6

Uplifted marine sediments soil. Elk cove, Ken Wright, Penner-Ash. Shea Vineyard top site

Question 7

Chehalem Mountains AVA

Answer 7

N flank; wind-deposited Laurelwood soils, coolest avg temps. W/S; volcanic, marine sedimentary layers. Dick Erath, Dick Ponzi, Adelsheim

Question 8

Ribbon Ridge AVA

Answer 8

Smallest AVA. Wallakenzie soils. Lower rainfall. Beaux Frères, Brick House

Question 9

McMinnville AVA

Answer 9

Van Duzer corridor, cool constant Pacific winds. Vines on east-facing slopes for protection. Biggest diurnals. Marine sedimentary and volcanic layers

Question 10

Eola-Amity AVA

Answer 10

WIND. Rugged, tannic PN, more acid. Wide diurnals. Basaltic soils (E hillsides), Marine sediment (W hillsides)

Question 11

Eola-Amity producers and top sites

Answer 11

Evening Land’s Seven Springs Vineyard, Domaine Serene’s low-elevation Jerusalem Hill, Roserock by Domaine Drouhin, Bethel Heights, Justice Vineyard, Temperance Hill

Question 12

Eola-Amity varieties

Answer 12

Dijon Clones PN (early ripening), Gamay, Syrah, PG, CH, RS, GW

Question 13

Umpqua Valley AVA nested AVAs

Answer 13

Red Hills Douglas County AVA, Elkton AVA

Question 14

Applegate Valley

Answer 14

Warmest, driest

Question 15

Southern Oregon AVA(s)

Answer 15

Umpqua Valley, Elkton Oregon, Rogue Valley, Applegate Valley, Red Hill Douglas County. Overall underdeveloped region

Question 16

Southern Oregon varieties

Answer 16

PN, Syrah, CS, PG, GW, CH

Question 17

Jory soils

Answer 17

Well drained soil series of volcanic origin (red hills of Dundee). More elegance

Question 18

Willakenzie Soils

Answer 18

Marine sedimentary soils (western slopes, Ribbon Ridge). Darker fruit

Question 19

Washington soils

Answer 19

Basalt bedrock, overlaid by Missoula Flood sediments and loess. Vines generally planted in sandy or silty loam

Question 20

Columbia Valley AVA

Answer 20

11 million acres. Largest

Question 21

Yakima Valley AVA

Answer 21

1st. Snipes Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain (warmest, smaller, most densely planted)

Question 22

Walla Walla AVA

Answer 22

CS, Merlot, Syrah

Question 23

Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA

Answer 23

Gallets. Rhône varieties