Oregon Washington NYC Flashcards
Washington Climate/Moderating Factors
- Cascade mountains create rain shadow protecting eastern part of region from rainy / cool weather
- high-desert w/ hot summers, very cool winters, low precipitation
Washing State Grapes
White
- Chardonnay
- Riesling
Red
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Syrah
Washington AVAs
Columbia Valley AVA [most of grapes grown here]
Sub AVAs are:
Walla Walla Valley AVA [Shared w/ oregon]
Yakima Valley AVA
Yakima Valley Sub AVAs
Snipes Mountain
Rattlesnake Hills
Red Mountain [Warmest in WA]
Walla Walla Grapes/Soil
-Cab, Merlot, Syrah = 80% of plantings
Rocks of Milton-Freewater [CDNP like Galets]
Oregon Climate
- cool and maritime influenced
- coastal range provides partial rain shadow for storms heading east
Oregon Vineyards Location
-main wine regions between Coastal Range and Cascade mountains running south from Portland
Oregon Grapes
Reds
-Pinot Noir (70% of plantings]
Whites
- Pinot Gris
- Chardonnay
- Riesling
Oregon Wine Law
- unique that 90% of stated grape variety on label required for most grapes
- 75% for Bordeaux Varietals, Major Rhone Grapes, Zinfandel, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Tannat
- Stricter AVA labelling (95% from AVA as opposed to 85% elsewhere)
Oregon Major AVAs
Willamette Valley AVA
Southern Oregon AVA
Walla Walla [Shared w/ WA]
Willamette Valley Sub AVAs
Dundee Hills Eola-Amity Hills Ribbon Ridge McMinnville Yamhill-Carlton District Chehalem Mountains
Southern Oregon Sub AVAs
Umpqua Valley
Rougue Valley
Oregon Producers
- Domaine Serene
- The Eyrie [David Lett]
- Ken Wright cellars
- Chehalem
- Ponzi
- Cloudline
WA Producers
- Quiceda Creek
- Andrew Wills
- Cheateau Ste Michelle
NY Climate
- continental with moderating lakes and rivers for inland, atlantic ocean for coastal
- deep lakes store heat/extending growing season [in finger lakes ava]
