Oregon Wine Flashcards
Chehalem Mountain contains which AVA?
Ribbon Ridge AVA
Name the only AVA in the US whose boundaries are defined by soil type?
The Rocks
Newest AVA in Willamette Valley is?
The Van Duzer Corridor
Southern Oregon AVAs?
Umpqua Valley
- Red Hill Douglas County - Elkton Oregon
Rogue Valley
- Applegate Valley
Sub appellation of the Walla Walla Valley located in Oregon?
The Rocks (The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater)
What 2 AVAs are found within Umpqua Valley?
Elkton Oregon
Red Hill Douglas County
What AVA does Oregon share with Idaho?
Snake River Valley
What AVA does Oregon share with Washington State?
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley
The Rocks of Milton-Freewater
What AVA is found within Rogue Valley?
Applegate Valley
What is the southernmost AVA in Oregon?
Rogue Valley
What is the warmest wine growing region in Oregon?
Rogue Valley
What mountain range most effects the Walla Walla AVA
Blue Mountains
Which AVA is found within Chehalem Mountains AVA?
Ribbon Ridge AVA
What group purchased Beaux Frères in Ribbon Ridge?
Maison Henriot
What is the only AVA in the USA whose boundaries were determined by a single land form and a single soil series?
The Rocks District AVA
Name the winery who produced the 1st commercial wine in the Yamhill-Carlton area.
Elk Cove Vineyards
Which mountain ranges protect the Willamette Valley?
Protected by the Coast Range to the West
The Cascades to the East
A series of hill chains to the North
What is the ‘Nestucca Formation’?
A 2000 foot thick bedrock formation that extends west of the city of McMinnville to the slopes of the Coast Range. This formation contains intrusions of marine basalts, which affect the region’s ground water composition, resulting in grapes with unique flavor and development characteristics.
In which AVA would you find Shea Vineyards?
Yamhill-Carlton AVA
Name 3 wineries who release a Shea Vineyard Cuvee
Antica Terra Elk Cove Ken Wright Purple Hands Rex Hill Walt Penner-Ash St Innocent
What is the soil type of Shea Wine Cellars?
Sedimentary
What is the difference between Willakenzie soil and Jory soil?
Willakenzie soil - sedimentary soil
Jory soil - volcanic soil
