Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 River Valley. The climate of Willamette Valley is mild year-round. Winters are typically cool and wet, summers are dry and warm; heat above 90 °F (32 °C) only occurs 5 to 15 days per year, and the temperature drops below 0 °F (−18 °C) once every 25 years.
[1] [2] Its encompasses approximately 25,000 acres (39 sq mi) and established with 12 wineries and 24 commercially-producing vineyards cultivating about 575 acres (233 ha). It lies entirely within the Willamette Valley AVA and is primarily known for its Pinot noir and Pinot gris. [5]
The mountain ridges surrounding the AVA form a horseshoe shape, and most of the vineyards are located on south-facing slopes. The AVA includes only land between 200 feet (61 m) and 1,000 feet (305 m) above sea level where marine sediments are some of the oldest soils in the Willamette Valley and create unique conditions for viticulture.
[6] [7] [8] Van Duzer Corridor lies entirely within the established Willamette Valley AVA and covers approximately 59,871 acres (24,229 ha). When the petition was submitted there were 17 (now 18 [ 3 ] ) commercially-producing vineyards covering a total of approximately 1,000 acres (400 ha), as well as six wineries (now 9 [ 3 ] ), within the AVA.
Willamette Valley Vineyards is an American winery located in Turner, Oregon. Named after Oregon's Willamette Valley, the winery is the leading producer of Willamette Valley-appellated Pinot Noir in Oregon, [1] and also produces Chardonnay and Pinot Gris. [2] In 2016, the winery was the largest producer of Riesling wine in the Willamette Valley. [3]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Eyrie Vineyards is an American winery in Oregon that consists of 60 acres (24 ha) in five different vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley.In 1965, against the advice of his viticultural professors at the University of California, Davis, David Lett moved to Oregon to plant Pinot noir in the Willamette Valley.