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Oregon wine country has grown quite a bit since I last meandered the vineyards and wineries. Today, there are 23 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of which Willamette Valley is the largest with ...
The Willamette Valley AVA is the wine growing region that encompasses the Willamette Valley. It stretches from the Columbia River in the north to just south of Eugene in the south, where the Willamette Valley ends; and from the Oregon Coast Range in the West to the Cascade Mountains in the East.
It was established on June 3, 2022 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury as the 11th appellation in Willamette Valley located It encompasses approximately 5,850 acres (9 sq mi) and contains 10 commercial vineyards cultivating about 648 acres (262 ha) with two wineries. The viticultural area lies on a small mountain ...
Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA, Polk County: Other regions in Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA, Polk County: Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Mt. Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon AVA: Climate region: Maritine: Soil conditions: Marine sediment with basalt over siltstone bedrock [2] Total area: 59,871 acres (24,229 ha) [2] Size of planted vineyards: 1,000 acres (405 ...
The Willamette Valley Estate Tasting Room in the Salem Hills is its flagship location, with 10 total tasting rooms around Oregon including Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, Bend and Vancouver, Washington.
In 1997, Willamette Valley Vineyards merged with Tualatin Estate Vineyards, which was established by Bill Fuller in 1973. The winery was established via an early crowdfunding campaign. In 1989, around 1,200 shareholders invested an average of $1,700 each in an unlisted stock offering approved by Oregon regulators.
First registered as an independent AVA in 2006, the Eola-Amity Hills AVAs include several notable vineyards that have been provided grapes to wineries in other Oregon AVAs for years. One of the first vineyards planted in the region was Bethel Heights Vineyard , northwest of Salem , planted by pioneer grape grower, Victor Winquist, in 1977. [ 10 ]
Laurelwood District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located west of the city of Portland and lies entirely within the northern end of Willamette Valley AVA with the Chehalem Mountains AVA covering its northern slopes including the towns of Cornelius, Scholls and Sherwood in Washington County.