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Promo Material: Oregon Wine Flashcards

1
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Who established the first winery in the Pacific Northwest? When?

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Peter Britt, 1847

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Who started the first Post-Prohibition winery in the Umpqua Valley? When?

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Richard Sommer, 1961

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What two men are widely credited with establishing the legendary Willamette Valley? When? What did they plant?

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David Lett, Charles Coury, 1965

The two men separately planted the first Pinot Noir vines in Oregon

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4
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What does LIVE stand for?

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Low Impact Viticulture and Enology

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When was LIVE started? By who?

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1997, a band of Oregon Vineyards.

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How many AVA’s are in Oregon?

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19

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Approximately how many wineries are in Oregon?

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700

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What is the name of Richard Sommer’s Winery? Where is it?

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Hill Crest Vineyard, Umpqua Valley

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In the 1970’s, five now famous winemakers established vineyards in the Willamette Valley. Who were they?

A 
Erath
Sokol Blosser
Adelsheim
Campbell
Ponzi
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What was the name of the first ever winery in Oregon? Who bought it and when? Where was it?

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Valley View

Bought by the Wisnovsky Family

Located in Rogue Valley

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11
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What was Senate Bill 100 Called? What did it do?

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The Land Conservation and Development Act

Protected Agricultural land from Suburban Sprawl.

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In 1979, The Gault Millau Wine Olympiad in Paris had significant results for Oregon. What happened, and to what wine?

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The 1975 Eyrie Vineyards South Block Reserve Pinot was ranked in the Top 10 amongst the finest Burgundy.

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Who sponsored the 1980 Gault Millau Rematch? What were the results?

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Robert Drouhin

Eyrie vineyard still ranked in the top 10.

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What annual event for Oregon started in 1980?

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The Steamboat Conference

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15
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Who planted Seven Hills Vineyard? Why is it significant?

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It was one of the first commercial vineyards in Walla Walla Valley. Planted by Casey McClennan

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16
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Who purchased “The Pines” and what’s special about it?

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Lonnie Wright

It houses Century old Zinfandel vines in the Colombia Gorge

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What year was Willamette Valley established as an AVA?

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1983

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What were the next three Oregon AVA’s approved, and what year?

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Umpqua Valey in Southern Oregon
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley

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Where did the Drouhin family buy land in Oregon? When?

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30 Acres in the Dundee Hills, 1987

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20
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How many wineries use follow LIVE standards?

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Nearly 300

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What was the first Urban winery established in Portland?

When and by who?

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2001
Hip Chicks Do Wine
Renee Neely and Laurie Lewis

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22
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What Percentage of Oregon is planted to Pinot Noir?

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58%

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23
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How many varieties of grapes are grown in Oregon?

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72

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24
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What Latitude does Oregon sit on?

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45 North

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25
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What percent of wineries produce less than 5000 cases a year?

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70%

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26
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How many acres/hectares are planted to vine in Oregon?

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33,630 Acres

13,610 Hectares

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27
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What percentages of Oregon’s acreage is in the Willamette Valley

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69%

28
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What are the nested AVA’s of Willamette Valley? (7)

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Yamhill Carlton
Chehalem Mountains
Ribbon Ridge
Dundee Hills
McMinnville
Eola-Amity Hills
Van Duzer Corridor
29
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What are the Nested AVA’s of Southern Oregon? (5)

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Umpqua Valley
Red Hill Douglas County
Elkton Oregon
Rogue Valley
Applegate Valley
30
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What are the three Mountain ranges protecting the Majority of Oregon vineyards?

A

The Siskiyou Mountains and Coast Range in the West

The Cascade Mountains in the East

31
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What are the predominant soil types of the Willamette Valley?

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Marine Sediment, Volcanic, Loess

32
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What years were the Nested AVA’s of Willamette Established?

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2004:
Dundee Hills
Yamhill Carlton

2005:
Ribbon Ridge
McMinnville

2006:
Chehalem Mountains
Eola Amity Hills

2019: Van Duzer Corridor

33
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What is the Highest point in the Willamette Valley, where is it?

A

Bald Peak (499M) in Chehalem Mountains

34
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How do the Chehalem Mountains protect Willamette Valley?

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They block warm winds from the Colombia Gorge

35
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What are Laurelwood Soils?

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Deep, Well drained silty loess soils

36
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What are Willakenzie Soils?

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Composed of Marine sediment, dry talcum like

37
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What are Jory Soils?

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Volcanic, basalt soils with clay and iron

38
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What Willamette nested AVA is the smallest?

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Ribbon Ridge (325ha)

39
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What AVA is known for its Jory soil?

A

Dundee Hills

40
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What does the Van Duzer Corridor do for Willamette?

A

It provides a gap for cool ocean air to keep vines cool in the afternoon

41
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What three? Willamette AVA’s are composed entirely of Marine Sedimentary soils?

A

Van Duzer Corridor
Ribbon Ridge
Yamhill Carlton

42
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What Willamette Sub AVA has the most planted hectares?

A

Eola Amity Hills, (1200ha)

43
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What are the three most planted grapes in Willamette Valley?

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  1. Pinot Noir (67%)
  2. Pinot Gris (17%)
  3. Chardonnay (7%)
44
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What two states contain the Columbia Gorge and Walla Walla VAlley AVA?

A

Washington and Oregon

45
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Which is cooler, Columbia Gorge or Willamette Valley?

A

Columbia Gorge

46
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What are the four main soil types of the Columbia Gorge?

A

Volcanic Soil
Lahar Soil
Loess Soil
Missoula Flood Sediments

47
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How many winemakers are in the Columbia Gorge?

A

Approx 30

48
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What are Lahar soils?

A

Melted glacier streams flowed down to collect volcanic debris and mud, deposited on the valley floor.

49
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What two sub types are included in Lahar Soil? How do they differ?

A

Hood Soil: Dark loam and dark sandy loam

Oak Grove Soil: Very Deep, Well drained, Clay mudflows and alluvial material over basalt and andesite

50
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When was Columbia Gorge AVA established?

A

2004

51
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How many hectares are planted in the Columbia Gorge

A

364ha

52
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What is the nested AVA of Walla Walla Valley?

A

The Rocks District of Milton Freewater AVA

53
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What is the warmest growing region in Oregon?

A

Walla Walla Valley

54
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What are the top 3 planted varietals in the Walla Walla Valley?

A
  1. Cabernet Sauvignon (38%)
  2. Merlot (18%)
  3. Syrah (17%)
55
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How many planted hectares are in the Walla Walla Valley?

A

1185ha

56
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What are the the three main soil types of Walla Walla VAlley?

A

Missoula Flood Sediments
Basalt Cobblestone Gravels
Loess

57
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What soil series is exclusive to Milton Freewater?

A

Freewater soil, a type of Basalt Cobblestone Gravel

58
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What is the main grape of Milton Freewater?

A

Syrah

59
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When was Milton Freewater AVA established?

A

2015

60
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What AVA is shared with Idaho?

A

Snake River AVA

61
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What is the coolest AVA in Southern Oregon?

A

Elkton Oregon AVA

62
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What three grapes are the highest percentage of plantings in Southern Oregon?

A
  1. Pinot Noir (44%)
  2. Pinot Gris (10%)
  3. Syrah (9%)
63
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When was the Southern Oregon AVA established?

A

2005

64
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How many hectares are planted in Southern Oregon AVA?

What percentage of all of Oregon’s plantings does it make up?

A

3265ha

24%

65
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What is the single Vineyard AVA of Southern Oregon AVA? How many hectares is it?

A

Red Hill Douglas County AVA

186ha

66
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What is the warmest AVA in Southern Oregon?

A

Rogue Valley AVA

67
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What two types of Volcanic soil can be found in the Souther Oregon AVA?

A

Silezia Terrane and Cascade Sediments

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