USA - OR, & WA Flashcards
What are all the AVA of
Oregon?
- *Snake River Valley**
- shared with Idaho
- *Columbia Valley**
- shared with Washington
- also share a sub-AVA of Columbia Valley: Walla Walla Valley,
- -* also has The Rocks of Milton-Freewater sub-AVA of Walla Walla. This is not shared however as it is solely in Oregon
- *Walla Walla Valley**
- shared with WA
Columbia Gorge
- shared with WA
- *The Rocks of Milton-Freewater**
- sub-AVA of Walla Walla that sits wholly in Oregon
- *Willamette Valley**
- has 6 sub-AVA: Chehalem Mountain, Ribbon Ridge* (sub-AVA of Chehalem Mountain), *Dundee Hills, Yamhill-Carlton, McMinnville*, *Eola-Amity Hills
- *Chehalem Mountain**
- completely inside Willamette Valley
- has 1 sub-AVA: Ribbon Ridge
- *Ribbon Ridge**
- completely inside Chehalem Mountain
- *Dundee Hills**
- completely inside Willamette Valley
- *Yamhill-Carlton**
- completely inside Willamette Valley
- *McMinnville**
- completely inside Willamette Valley
- *Eola-Amity Hills**
- completely inside Willamette Valley
- *Southern Oregon**
- has 5 sub-AVA: Umpqua Valley, Elkton (sub-AVA of Umpqua), Red Hill Douglas County (sub-AVA of Umpqua), Rogue Valley, Applegate Valley (sub-AVA of Rogue)
- *Umpqua Valley**
- completely inside Southern Oregon
- has 2 sub-AVA: Red Hills Douglas County, Elkton
- *Red Hills Douglas County**
- completely inside Umpqua Valley
- *Elkton**
- completely inside Umpqua Valley
- *Rogue Valley**
- completely inside Southern Oregon
- has 1 sub-AVA: Applegate Valley
- *Applegate Valley**
- completely inside Rogue Valley
What are the sub-AVA of
Willamette Valley?
- *Chehalem Mountain**
- has 1 sub-AVA: Ribbon Ridge
- *Ribbon Ridge**
- completely inside Chehalem Mountain
Dundee Hills
Yamhill-Carlton
McMinnville
Eola-Amity hills
What are the predominant soils of Willamette Valley?
Where is each found?
Describe them.
Jory & Willakenzie
Jory is well-drained soil series of volcanic origin.
Mostly found in the “red hills” of Dundee Hills AVA.
Typically makes ligher and more elegant styles of PN than those on Willakenzie (sedimentary soils)
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Willakenzie is a sedimentary soil.
Found on the western slopes in Ribbon Ridge AVA.
Makes dense wines that are black fruit driven.
What is the Van Duzer corridor?
How does it affect vines?
What AVA are most affected?
A gap in the Coastal Mountain Range.
Allows cool breezes from the Pacific Ocean to flow into Willamette.
McMinnvile and Eola-Amity are directly in its path.
Generates more tannic styles of Pinot Noir.
Which sub-AVA of Willamette Valley
has mostly north facing slopes?
Chehalem Mountains
What are the sub-AVA of
Southern Oregon?
Southern Oregon looks like an hourglass
Umpqua Valley
-has 2 sub-AVA: Elkton, Red Hills Douglas County
- *Elkton**
- completely inside Umpqua Valley
- *Red Hills Douglas County**
- completely inside Umpqua Valley
- *Rogue Valley**
- has 1 sub-AVA: Applegate Valley
- *Applegate Valley**
- completely inside Rogue Valley
What AVA are shared by
Oregon & Washington?
- *Columbia Valley**
- has 2 sub-AVA that are shared: Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla Valley
Columbia Gorge
- *Walla Walla Valley**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
Note:
- The Rocks of Milton-Freewater is NOT shared between WA & OR. Even though it is a sub-AVA of Walla Walla, it is wholly contained in Oregon.
What AVA are shared between Oregon & Idaho?
Snake River Valley
What are all the AVA of
Washington?
- *Puget Sound**
- only AVA in WA that is West of the Cascade Ranges
- northermost AVA in the USA!!
- one of 3 Washington AVA not on Columbia Valley
- *Columbia Gorge**
- shared with Oregon
- *Columbia Valley**
- shared with Oregon
- has 9 sub-AVA: Walla Walla Valley (also in OR), Lake Chelan, Ancient LAkes of Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills, Wahluke Slope, and Yakima Valley (has 3 sub-AVA: Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, Red Mountain)
- *Lake Chelan**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- *Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- *Wahluke Slope**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- *Naches Heights**
- completely inside *Columbia Valley
- just north of Yakima*
- *Yakima Valley**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- has 3 sub-AVA: Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, Red Mountain
- *Rattlesanke Hills**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
- *Snipes Mountain**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
- *Red Mountain**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
- *Horse Heaven Hills**
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- *Walla Walla Valley**
- shared with Oregon
- completely inside Columbia Valley
- *Lewis-Clark Valley**
- shared with Idaho
- outside Columbia Valley
What are all the sub-AVA of
Columbia Valley?
Lake Chelan
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
Wahluke Slope
Naches Heights
- *Yakima Valley**
- has 3 sub-AVA: Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, Red Mountain
- *Rattlesnake Hills**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
- *Snipes Mountain**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
- *Red Mountain**
- completely inside Yakima Valley
Horse Heaven Hills
- *Walla Walla Valley**
- shared with Oregon
- *The Rocks of Milton-Freewater**
- completely in Oregon
What AVA are inside Yakima Yalley AVA?
Rattlesnake Hills
Red Mountain
Snipes Mountain
What AVA in Washington are
NOT in Columbia Valley?
Puget Sound
- *Columbia Gorge**
- (shared w/ Oegon)*
- *Lewis-Clark Valley**
- (shared w/ Idaho)*
Why has much of Washington been immune to Phylloxera?
1) Severe winters
2) Inhospitable, sandy soils
3) Great physical distances from one vineyard to the next
These have kept phylloxera from having any impact on Washington’s wine industry.
Why is Eastern Washington seemilngly immune to Fungal disease?
Dry Climate
(most water comes from irrgation)
- can be a challenge to get enough water -
Windy
Warm
What keeps cold temperatures from Idaho & Montana away?
The Rocky Mountains
