Promo Material: Oregon Wine Flashcards
Who established the first winery in the Pacific Northwest? When?
Peter Britt, 1847
Who started the first Post-Prohibition winery in the Umpqua Valley? When?
Richard Sommer, 1961
What two men are widely credited with establishing the legendary Willamette Valley? When? What did they plant?
David Lett, Charles Coury, 1965
The two men separately planted the first Pinot Noir vines in Oregon
What does LIVE stand for?
Low Impact Viticulture and Enology
When was LIVE started? By who?
1997, a band of Oregon Vineyards.
How many AVA’s are in Oregon?
19
Approximately how many wineries are in Oregon?
700
What is the name of Richard Sommer’s Winery? Where is it?
Hill Crest Vineyard, Umpqua Valley
In the 1970’s, five now famous winemakers established vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Who were they?
Erath Sokol Blosser Adelsheim Campbell Ponzi
What was the name of the first ever winery in Oregon? Who bought it and when? Where was it?
Valley View
Bought by the Wisnovsky Family
Located in Rogue Valley
What was Senate Bill 100 Called? What did it do?
The Land Conservation and Development Act
Protected Agricultural land from Suburban Sprawl.
In 1979, The Gault Millau Wine Olympiad in Paris had significant results for Oregon. What happened, and to what wine?
The 1975 Eyrie Vineyards South Block Reserve Pinot was ranked in the Top 10 amongst the finest Burgundy.
Who sponsored the 1980 Gault Millau Rematch? What were the results?
Robert Drouhin
Eyrie vineyard still ranked in the top 10.
What annual event for Oregon started in 1980?
The Steamboat Conference
Who planted Seven Hills Vineyard? Why is it significant?
It was one of the first commercial vineyards in Walla Walla Valley. Planted by Casey McClennan
Who purchased “The Pines” and what’s special about it?
Lonnie Wright
It houses Century old Zinfandel vines in the Colombia Gorge
What year was Willamette Valley established as an AVA?
1983
What were the next three Oregon AVA’s approved, and what year?
Umpqua Valey in Southern Oregon
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley
Where did the Drouhin family buy land in Oregon? When?
30 Acres in the Dundee Hills, 1987
How many wineries use follow LIVE standards?
Nearly 300
What was the first Urban winery established in Portland?
When and by who?
2001
Hip Chicks Do Wine
Renee Neely and Laurie Lewis
What Percentage of Oregon is planted to Pinot Noir?
58%
How many varieties of grapes are grown in Oregon?
72
What Latitude does Oregon sit on?
45 North
What percent of wineries produce less than 5000 cases a year?
70%
How many acres/hectares are planted to vine in Oregon?
33,630 Acres
13,610 Hectares
What percentages of Oregon’s acreage is in the Willamette Valley
69%
What are the nested AVA’s of Willamette Valley? (7)
Yamhill Carlton Chehalem Mountains Ribbon Ridge Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills Van Duzer Corridor
What are the Nested AVA’s of Southern Oregon? (5)
Umpqua Valley Red Hill Douglas County Elkton Oregon Rogue Valley Applegate Valley
What are the three Mountain ranges protecting the Majority of Oregon vineyards?
The Siskiyou Mountains and Coast Range in the West
The Cascade Mountains in the East
What are the predominant soil types of the Willamette Valley?
Marine Sediment, Volcanic, Loess
What years were the Nested AVA’s of Willamette Established?
2004:
Dundee Hills
Yamhill Carlton
2005:
Ribbon Ridge
McMinnville
2006:
Chehalem Mountains
Eola Amity Hills
2019: Van Duzer Corridor
What is the Highest point in the Willamette Valley, where is it?
Bald Peak (499M) in Chehalem Mountains
How do the Chehalem Mountains protect Willamette Valley?
They block warm winds from the Colombia Gorge
What are Laurelwood Soils?
Deep, Well drained silty loess soils
What are Willakenzie Soils?
Composed of Marine sediment, dry talcum like
What are Jory Soils?
Volcanic, basalt soils with clay and iron
What Willamette nested AVA is the smallest?
Ribbon Ridge (325ha)
What AVA is known for its Jory soil?
Dundee Hills
What does the Van Duzer Corridor do for Willamette?
It provides a gap for cool ocean air to keep vines cool in the afternoon
What three? Willamette AVA’s are composed entirely of Marine Sedimentary soils?
Van Duzer Corridor
Ribbon Ridge
Yamhill Carlton
What Willamette Sub AVA has the most planted hectares?
Eola Amity Hills, (1200ha)
What are the three most planted grapes in Willamette Valley?
- Pinot Noir (67%)
- Pinot Gris (17%)
- Chardonnay (7%)
What two states contain the Columbia Gorge and Walla Walla VAlley AVA?
Washington and Oregon
Which is cooler, Columbia Gorge or Willamette Valley?
Columbia Gorge
What are the four main soil types of the Columbia Gorge?
Volcanic Soil
Lahar Soil
Loess Soil
Missoula Flood Sediments
How many winemakers are in the Columbia Gorge?
Approx 30
What are Lahar soils?
Melted glacier streams flowed down to collect volcanic debris and mud, deposited on the valley floor.
What two sub types are included in Lahar Soil? How do they differ?
Hood Soil: Dark loam and dark sandy loam
Oak Grove Soil: Very Deep, Well drained, Clay mudflows and alluvial material over basalt and andesite
When was Columbia Gorge AVA established?
2004
How many hectares are planted in the Columbia Gorge
364ha
What is the nested AVA of Walla Walla Valley?
The Rocks District of Milton Freewater AVA
What is the warmest growing region in Oregon?
Walla Walla Valley
What are the top 3 planted varietals in the Walla Walla Valley?
- Cabernet Sauvignon (38%)
- Merlot (18%)
- Syrah (17%)
How many planted hectares are in the Walla Walla Valley?
1185ha
What are the the three main soil types of Walla Walla VAlley?
Missoula Flood Sediments
Basalt Cobblestone Gravels
Loess
What soil series is exclusive to Milton Freewater?
Freewater soil, a type of Basalt Cobblestone Gravel
What is the main grape of Milton Freewater?
Syrah
When was Milton Freewater AVA established?
2015
What AVA is shared with Idaho?
Snake River AVA
What is the coolest AVA in Southern Oregon?
Elkton Oregon AVA
What three grapes are the highest percentage of plantings in Southern Oregon?
- Pinot Noir (44%)
- Pinot Gris (10%)
- Syrah (9%)
When was the Southern Oregon AVA established?
2005
How many hectares are planted in Southern Oregon AVA?
What percentage of all of Oregon’s plantings does it make up?
3265ha
24%
What is the single Vineyard AVA of Southern Oregon AVA? How many hectares is it?
Red Hill Douglas County AVA
186ha
What is the warmest AVA in Southern Oregon?
Rogue Valley AVA
What two types of Volcanic soil can be found in the Souther Oregon AVA?
Silezia Terrane and Cascade Sediments
