USA Flashcards
When was Willamete Valley established?
1984
Name the sub AVA’s for Willamete Valley from north to south.
Chehalem mountains Ribbon Ridge Yamhill Carlton Dundee hills McMinnville Eola Amity hills
What Pinot Noir clones are used in oregon?
Dijon Clones
South Oregon sub AVA’s north to south.
Umpqua valley Elkton Red Hill Douglas Rogue valley Applegate valley
What AVA’s Share a border with Oregon and Washington?
Columbia Gorge, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla
What AVA shares a border with Oregon and Idaho?
Snake River Valley
What two land formations make up the Willamete Valley?
The Coastal Mountain range and the Cascade Mountains.
Minimum requirements in Oregon for labeling Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris?
90%
Minimum requirements to label single AVA in Oregon?
95%
Who is David Lett?
nicknamed papa pinot and Founder/winemaker for Eyrie Vineyards. First vintage was successful in 1970 and the first to plant in WIllamete Valley on the red hills of Dundee. Wines came to fame in 1979 with his 1975 South Block Pinot placing 3rd in the Gault-Millau competition.
When was the Southern Oregon AVA established?
2003
What are the “red hills” of Dundee?
describes the Jory soil that is red in color. it is a deep, rich, well-drained soil with volcanic origin that provides elegance and red fruit characteristics.
What is WillaKenzie?
It is a marine sedimentary soil that consists of moderately deep silty clay loam over silt stone and sandstone, Producers denser styles of Pinot with darker black fruit.
Where is To-Kalon Vineyard located and which producers make wine from these plots?
Oakville.
Meaning highest beauty or highest good, it was planted by Hamilton Crabb in 1868. it layed close to the mayacamas mountains and has well drained, gravelly alluvial soil.
Paul Hobbs, Robert Mondavi and Opus One, Beckstoffe, and Schrader
In what county are the following AVA’s located:
Santa Lucia Highlands
Mount Harlan
Carmel Valley
Monterey county
