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Which AVA’s fall within Willamette Valley AVA

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Dundee Hills, Eola Amity Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mt, Yamhill Carlton District

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Who is the largest producer of wine in OR

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King Estates

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Who were the two original people who brought viticulture to the Willamette Valley

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Henderson Luellen - 1847 Brought select vinifera vines

AR Shipley - 1860’s - Brought both Vinifera and Vitis Labrusca Concord & Catawba

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What are two types of Vitis Labrusca Grapes that are commonly seen in OR

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Concord and Catawba

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Who originally brought PN to OR and when?

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David Lett 1965
Planted the original Eyrie Vineyard in 1966

Chares Coury - 1965
Planted the Northern most vineyards in the Willamette Valley - often historically overlooked

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When was the original Eyrie Vineyard planted?

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1966

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What year did the Eyrie Vineyard South Block place 2nd and 3rd in Burgundy Wine Competitions?

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1975

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The 2 Original Dicks and 2 Original Davids of Willamette?

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Dick Erath - Dick Ponzi

David Lett - David Adelshiem

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When did Dick Erath plant his first vineyards?

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1969

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When did Dick Ponzi plant his first vineyards?

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1970

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When and where were the first vineyards of David Adelsheim?

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1972 - Chehalem Mountain

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Who planted the first vineyards in Eola Amity Hills and when?

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Myron Redford - 1974

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When were Elk Cove Vineyards Planyed?

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1974

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What was the first vintage of Sokol Blosser

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1977

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When did Domaine Drouhin come OR?

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1987

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What is LIVE? Who founded it and when?

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Low Input Viticulture Enology Program

-Non- Profit that helps vineyards and wineries get certified by third parties as sustainable or organic or biodynamic

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HOw much of OR’s Vineyards are sustainably farmed?

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50%

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What are the main viticultural hazards in OR

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Birds, rodents, late striking pylloxera - 1990

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How were the original AVA’s of Willamette laid out?

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To match the flood paths of the Missoula Floods

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What is the general elevation of Willamette Valley Vineyards and why?

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275-900ft because the soils at lower elevations are nutrient rich moisture retaining soils, and the slopes of the higher elevation vineyards have too high of a diurnal shift after 900ft

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What are the 4 important and soil series in Willamette Valley?

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Uplifted Marine Sediments - Willakenzie - Bellpine Series
Nutrient poor sanstone and slate/shale
Volcanic- Jory -Red volcanic dust over Basalt bedrock
Loess - Laurelwood
Missoula Flood Soils - Woodburn Series

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What is the state soil of OR?

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Jory

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What is the Nekia Soil series?

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A more mixed volcanic soil series less notable then Jory

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What are the names of the three main PN Clones and who introduced them?

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Pommard & Wadenswil - David Lett

Dijon - Adelsheim smuggled these in a box from Dijon - hence their name

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Is Chapitalization legal in OR
Yes
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What is the primary soil type of the Dundee Hills AVA
Jory
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Which modern day AVA is the original Eyrie Vineyard located within?
Dundee Hills AVA
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Name 3 famous producers/wineries of Dundee Hills AVA
Sokol Blosser Domaine Drouhin Archery Summit Domaine Sereine
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What is the main soil type of the Yamhill Carlton District AVA?
Marine Sediments
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What is the main soil of the Chehalem Mt. AVA
Laurelwood
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What is the coolest AVA of OR
Chehalem Mt AVA
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Name 2 important producers from Chehalem MT AVA
Erath, Ponzi &Adelsheim
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What AVA is within Chehalem Mt AVA
Ribbon Ridge
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What is OR's smallest AVA
Ribbon Ridge
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What is the most prominent soil type of Ribbon Ridge?
Wilakenzie
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What Two AVA's are most affected by the Vanduzer Gap?
McMinnville & Eola Amity Hills
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Pros and cons of the Vanduzer winds?
Denudes vines can cause lack of ripeness, small tight berry clusters, and bigger undesirable phenolic structure. Can allow for greater diurnal shift and relieves frost and rot/mold pressure
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Where does the Eola Amity Hills and Eolian Soil Series derive their names?
Aeolus - the god of wind | Wind blown soil and vineyards
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What is the main soil type of Eola Amity Hills AVA
Eolian - windblown
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What are the most famous producers/vineyards of Eola Amity Hills?
Eveningland - Seven Springs Domaine Sereine - Jerusalem Hill Bethel Heights - Justice Vineyard Argyle - Spirit Hill
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Where and when was the first Pinot Gris Planted in OR? By whom?
David Lett - Eola Amity Hills 1966
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When, where and by whom was the first OR riesling planted?
Richard Summer - Umpqua Valley - 1961
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Who planted the first Pinot Blanc in OR and when
Cameron Winery 1988
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What are the AVA's contained within Southern Oregon AVA
Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, Red Hills of Douglas County, Oregon, Elkton Oregon, Applegate Valley
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What three geographic features are the most influential on Southern OR AVA and its sub regions?
The Coast, the Cascades, The Klamath Mts
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What AVAS are contained within the.Umpqua Valley AVA?
Elkton Oregon | Red Hills of Douglas County, Oregon
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What are the climactic differnces between Elkton Oregon and Red Hills of Douglas County Oregon
Elkton - Cool & Wet | Red Hills of Douglas County Oregon - warmer temps and Jory soil
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Who planted the first vineyards in Southern OR AVA and when
Jesse Applegate - 1876
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Who, When, Where was the first cab planted?
Richard Summer - 1961 - Umpqua Hillcrest Vineyards
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What type f classic OR vine training system did Henry Scott create?
Double Curtain Trelising
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What is the southern most AVA of OR
Rogue Valley
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What are the three tributaries of the Rogue River that are also unnofficial sub-AVA's? Which is the warmest
Illinois, Applegate(official), Bear Creek(warmest)
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What AVA contains the highest planted vineyards?
Applegate Valley AVA 2000ft max elevation
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What AVA is within the Rogue Valley
Applegate Valley
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Where were the first grapes grown in Idaho and when?
1872- Lewiston
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Where does the name Lewis & Clark AVA come from?
From Lewiston where the first grapes were planted in Idaho
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When were the first post prohibition vine planted in Idaho and where?
Sanke River Valley AVA - 1970
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What is the first Idaho AVA to be completely within Idaho what grapes does it specialize in?
Eagle Foothills AVA - Alsatian Varietals

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