Eola-Amity Hills AVA
| Eola-Amity Hills AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Oregon , Willamette Valley AVA |
| Sub-regions: | . |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 15,338 hectares (37,900 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 526 hectares (1300 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Pinot gris , Chardonnay |
Eola-Amity Hills AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of Oregon . Modern viticulture began there around the mid-1960s, and it was recognized as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in 2006. Pinot gris and Chardonnay , among other grape varieties , are mainly grown .
location
The area extends within the Willamette Valley , which surrounds the Willamette River in the northeast of the state. Willamette stretches from Columbia in the north to just before Eugene in the south, where the valley ends. The valley is bordered by the Cascade Mountains to the east and the Oregon Coast Range to the west.
The recognized vineyards of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA growing area are spread across the administrative areas of Yamhill County and Polk County between the cities of Amity and Salem .
climate
The valley's climate is mild all year round, the winters are mostly cold and humid, while the summer months are usually warm and dry. Temperatures above 32 ° C are only to be expected on 5 to 15 days, the temperature in this area only drops below 0 ° C every 25 years. Most rainfalls are limited to the coldest seasons, late autumn, winter and early spring. With snow depths between 13 and 25 centimeters per year, relatively little snow falls.
Cool sea air can reach the wine-growing region at any time via the Van Duzer Corridor , so that the predominantly white grape varieties retain a sufficiently high acidity.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.202 Eola-Amity Hills." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page on May 15, 2008.
- ^ Purdue, Andy (2006). "Introducing the Eola-Amity Hills" ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Wine Press Northwest . Last access to this page on May 15, 2008.
- ^ Oregon State University: Oregon Climate Zone Summary ( Memento of the original from September 7, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Willamette Valley Wineries Association: Overview of the entire region and the subzones ( Memento of July 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- Entry on the Willamette Valley wine-growing region on oregonwine.org (English)
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- The wines and wineries of America's Northwest: the premium wines of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho , 1986, ISBN 093666603X
- A travel companion to the wineries of the Pacific Northwest: featuring the pinot noirs of Oregon's Willamette Valley , 2002, ISBN 0970415435
- Legal issues affecting Oregon wineries & vineyards , 2003
- Oregon wine country , 2004, ISBN 1400013674
- Cooking with the wines of Oregon , 2007, ISBN 155285843X