Oregon

Question 1

What is the main soil type found in Oregon?

Answer 1

Free draining volcanic and loess soils

Question 2

What percentage of the vineyards in Oregon are certified sustainable?

Answer 2

47%

Question 3

What percentage of all the Demeter Biodynamic vineyards in the US are found in Oregon?

Answer 3

52%

Question 4

What are the three most planted grapes in Oregon?

Answer 4

• Pinot Noir (57%)
• Pinot Gris
• Chardonnay

Pinot Gris is declining as it is being replaced with Chardonnay

Question 5

What are the three most commonly used Pinot Noir clones in Oregon?

Answer 5

• Wadenswil
• Pommard
• Dijon

Question 6

What are three most commonly used Chardonnay Clones in Oregon?

Answer 6

• Wente
• 108
• Dijon

Question 7

How many AVAs are there in Oregon?

Answer 7

21

Question 8

What AVAs are shared between Oregon and Washington?

Answer 8

• Columbia Gorge
• Columbia Valley
• Walla Walla

Question 9

Name the AVA that Oregon and Idaho share

Answer 9

Snake River Valley

Question 10

Name the Sub-AVAs of the Willamette Valley

Answer 10

• Chehalem Mountain
• Dundee Hills
• Eola-Amity
• Laurelwood District
• McMinnville
• Ribbon Ridge
• Tualatin Hills
• Van Duzer Corridor
• Yamhill-Carlton

Question 11

Oregon is the ___ largest wine producing state in the US

Answer 11

4th

Question 12

The Willamette Valley sits between what two mountain ranges?

Answer 12

• Coastal Mountains

- Cascade Mountains

Question 13

Which AVA had the first Pinot Noir vines planted in it?

Answer 13

Dundee Hills

Question 14

What are the two moderating influences on the Dundee Hills?

Answer 14

The Coastal Mountains and Chehalem Mountain shelter the vineyards in Dundee from cold, wet conditions

Question 15

What is the smallest AVA in the Willamette Valley?

Answer 15

Ribbon Ridge

Question 16

What is something unique to Yamhill-Carlton?

Answer 16

It is the only AVA in the Willamette Valley that sits in a rain shadow

Question 17

What is the sub-AVA found in Walla Walla?

Answer 17

The Rocks of Milton-Freewater

Question 18

Name the AVAs found within the Southern Oregon AVA

Answer 18

• Umpqua Valley
• Elkton Oregon
• Red Hill Douglas County
• Rouge Valley
• Applegate Valley

Question 19

What river flows through the Umpqua Valley?

Answer 19

The Umpqua River

Question 20

What is the defining characteristic of the Milton-Freewater AVA?

Answer 20

It sits on a distinct area of basalt stones and graveled silt loam

Question 21

What is the name for the soil found in the Dundee Hills?

Answer 21

Gory

Question 22

What is the name for the soil type found in Ribbon Ridge?

Answer 22

Willakenzie Soil

Question 23

What is the major difference between Northern and Southern Oregon when it comes to grape growing?

Answer 23

Northern Oregon really focus’ on Pinot Noir/Chard/Pinot Gris, while Southern Oregon is able to grown darker Bordeaux and Rhone Varietals

Question 24

How does Oregon wine law differentiate from wine law from other states?

Answer 24

• 90% of the variety listed must be used (the last 10% doesn’t have to be listed)
• 100% of the grapes must be from Oregon
• 95% of the grapes must come from the listed AVA
• Wines labelled as ‘Estate Bottled” must be made from 100% of grapes that were grown in the winery’s AVA, and fully finished at the estate

Question 25

David Lett was the founder of which famous Oregon winery that helped put Oregon wines on the map

Answer 25

Eyrie Vineyards