Oregon

Question 1

Oregon’s Willamette Valley is between which two mountain range?

Answer 1

Cascades and the Oregon Coast Range

Question 2

In 1987 which Burgundy négociant purchased a Dundee Hills property?

Answer 2

Maison Joseph Drouhin

Question 3

What are the six smaller AVAs within Willamette Valley established in the mid 2000s?

Answer 3

Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, Ribbon Ridge, McMinnville, Yamhill-Carlton District, and Chechen Mountains

Question 4

Pinot Noirs from McMinnville and the Eola-Amity Hills are more what?

Answer 4

Tannic

Question 5

What are the Jory soils of Willamette Valley?

Answer 5

Well drained soil series of volcanic origin, common in the “red hills” of Dundee Hills. Creates more elegant wines

Question 6

What are the Willakenzie soils of Willamette Valley?

Answer 6

Marine sedimentary soils prominent on the valley’s westernmost slopes, such as in Ribbon Ridge. Makes denser style wines.

Question 7

What are some of the coolest sites in Willamette Valley?

Answer 7

The Chehalem Mountains AVA because of a number of north-facing vineyards.

Question 8

Oregon has stricter wine laws. Varietal wines must contain ____ of the stated variety. Wine labeled by an AVA within Oregon must contain a minimum ____ of grapes grown there.

Answer 8

90%, 95%