Regional - Usa - Oregon

Front 1

Oregon and Burgundy have similar rainfall totals, annually - what is the difference?

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During the growing season, only 15% of the annual falls in Oregon, while 50% falls in Burgundy.

Oregon sometime hopes for rain during season.

Front 2

Who was the first in the New World to plant Pinot Gris?

Back 2

#1 - Eyrie

#3 - Adelsheim

#4 - Lemelson

Front 3

Hallmarks of Oregon Riesling:

Back 3

good acids, subdued sugars = balance

Front 4

Four soil types for the Willamette Valley

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1 - Volcanic - actually Basalts that originated as lava flows from eastern Oregon

2 - Marine Sediments - that were laid down on the floor of the Pacific Ocean

3 - Windblown Loess - silt blown up from the valley floor onto northeast-facing hillsides

4 - Missoula Flood - deposits brought down the Columbia Gorge as a result of repeatedly melting glacial dams

Front 5

What direction does water move in the vineyard?

Back 5

Depends on the soil type:

Sedimentary = horizontal

Volcanic = Vertically

Front 6

What are the two cycles of the vine's year?

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1 - vegetative (leaves and shoot tips)

2 - reproductive (ripening of grapes)

Front 7

Willamette Valley AVAs

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6

Chehalem Mountain

Ribbon Ridge

Yamhill-Carlton District

Dundee Hills

McMinnville

Eola-Amity Hills

Front 8

How many growing regions are there in Oregon?

Back 8

7

Rogue Valley (3.5%)

Umpqua Valley (5.4%)

South Willamette Valley (5.9%)

North Willamette Valley (82.9%)

Columbia Gorge (1.1%)

Columbia Valley (1.3%)

Snake River Valley (0.0%)

Front 9

How many approved AVAs in Oregon (2013)?

Back 9

16

Front 10

What latitude cuts through the Willamette Valley?

Back 10

45th

Front 11

What is the difference in day light hours on June 21 from Oregon to Napa?

Back 11

Day length is 1.5 hours more in Oregon due to the fact that the region is farther north.

This means more sunshine on the vines

Front 12

What protects the North and South Willamette Valleys from the hot and cold extremes of the Continental interior to the east?

Back 12

The Cascade Mountains

Front 13

What are the July and January average temperatures for the Willamette Valley?

Back 13

January = 42 F (mild)

July = 68 F (cool)

Front 14

In almost all cases great Willamette Valley Pinot Noir grows where?

Back 14

Hillsides

Often quite rocky, facing southeast, south or southwest, at least 200 feet above sea level and avoiding cooler hilltop micoclimates over 900 feet.

Front 15

What are the mountain ranges to the west of the Willamette Valley, and what do they do?

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Coastal Range

Protects the region form the cool ocean weather, especially rain and wind

Front 16

When did Oregon adopt Prohibition?

Back 16

1914 - very early, and it effectively killed the wine industry as it was at the time

Front 17

What is the economic impact of the Oregon Wine Industry on the state economy?

Back 17

more than 1 billion dollars annually

Front 18

When did Robert Drouhin come to Oregon, and where is Domaine Drouhin located?

Back 18

1988

Dundee Hills AVA

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When was the Willamette Valley AVA approved?

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1982

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Dundee Hills AVA soil types:

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mostly basaltic but marine sedimentary at the lower elevations on the western and northern slopes

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Eola-Amity Hills AVA soil types:

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mostly basaltic but marine sedimentary at the lower elevations on the western and northern slopes

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Chehalem Mountains AVA soil types:

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basaltic and marine sedimentary on the southern and western slopes; windblown on the northeast slopes

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Yamhill-Carlton District AVA soil types:

Back 23

marine sedimentary predominant

Front 24

Ribbon Ridge AVA soil types:

Back 24

entirely marine sedimantary

Front 25

McMinville AVA soil types:

Back 25

primarily marine sedimentary with some basalt and alluvium