Oregon

Question 1

____________ is Oregon’s southernmost and warmest wine growing region.

Answer 1

Rogue Valley AVA

Question 2

Eola-Amity Hills lies directly _________ of the Van Duzer Cooridor.

Answer 2

East

Question 3

Jory is an example of which type of soil?

Answer 3

Volcanic

Question 4

Laurelwood is an example of which type of soil?

Answer 4

Loess

Question 5

True or False: Chaptalization is legal in Oregon

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What are the 2 major mountain ranges that define Oregon’s AVAs?

Answer 6

Coast Range and Cascades

Question 7

What are the 2 nested AVAs of the Chehalem Mountains AVA?

Answer 7

Ribbon Ridge
Laurelwood

Question 8

What are the 2 nested AVAs of the Umqua Valley AVA?

Answer 8

Elkton Oregon
Red Hills Douglas County, Oregon

Question 9

What are the 3 major towns located within the Willamette Valley?

Answer 9

Portland
Salem
Eugene

Question 10

What are the 4 major soil types found in the Willamette Valley?

Answer 10

Uplifted Marine Sediments
Volcanic
Loess
Missoula Flood Deposits

Question 11

What is Oregon’s oldest winery estate, and where is it located?

Answer 11

Hillcrest in Umpqua Valley

Question 12

What is the only nested AVA of the Rogue Valley?

Answer 12

Applegate Valley

Question 13

What is the westernmost sub-AVA of Willamette Valley?

Answer 13

McMinnville

Question 14

What is the northernmost sub-AVA of Willamette Valley?

Answer 14

Tualatin Hills

Question 15

What is the southernmost sub-AVA of Willamette Valley?

Answer 15

Lower Long Tom

Question 16

What soil type characterizes the Ribbon Ridge AVA?

Answer 16

Willakenzie

Question 17

When did Willamette Valley become an AVA?

Answer 17

1983

Question 18

Where is Domaine Serene based out of?

Answer 18

Dundee Hills

Question 19

Where is Penner-Ash based out of?

Answer 19

Yamhill-Carlton

Question 20

Where is the Jerusalem Hill Vineyard located, and who owns it?

Answer 20

Eola-Amity Hills; Domaine Serene

Question 21

Where is the original Eyrie Vineyard located?

Answer 21

Dundee Hills

Question 22

Where is the Seven Springs Vineyard located, and who owns it?

Answer 22

Eola-Amity Hills; Evening Land

Question 23

Where is the Shea Vineyard located?

Answer 23

Yamhill-Carlton

Question 24

Which AVA is Adelsheim based out of?

Answer 24

Chehalem Mountains

Question 25

Which AVA is Erath based out of?

Answer 25

Chehalem Mountains

Question 26

Which AVA is Ponzi based out of?

Answer 26

Chehalem Mountains

Question 27

Which sub-AVA of Willamette Valley was the most recently added?

Answer 27

Mount Pisgah, Polk County

Question 28

Which Willamette Valley sub-AVA is characterized by red Jory soil?

Answer 28

Dundee Hills

Question 29

Who is considered the “father of the Southern Oregon fruit industry” and established the PNW’s first winery? What was the winery’s name?

Answer 29

Peter Britt; Valley View

Question 30

Who planted Willamette Valley’s first vines?

Answer 30

David Let (1965)

Question 31

Who was responsible for bottling Oregon’s first ever vintage Pinot Noir?

Answer 31

Richard Sommer (1967)

Question 32

Why does Yamhill-Carlton have slightly warmer temperatures?

Answer 32

The Coast Range, Chehalem Mountains, and Dundee Hills all provide protection from extreme weather

Question 33

Willakenzie is an example of which soil type?

Answer 33

Uplifted Marine Sediment

Question 34

If “Oregon” appears on a label, what percent of the grapes must come from the state?

Answer 34

100%

Question 35

If an AVA appears on a label of Oregonian wine, what % must come from the stated AVA?

Answer 35

95%

Question 36

What is the minimum % requirement for varietal labelling in Oregon?

Answer 36

95% for “major” grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Chardonnay
Other grapes are 75% per federal regulations

Question 37

If labeled by state or county, what % must come from stated vintage?

Answer 37

85%

Question 38

If labeled with an AVA, what % must come from stated vintage?

Answer 38

95%