Viticulture in Oregon

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Oregon
Official name: State of Oregon
Appellation type: US state
Year of establishment: 1859
Viticulture tradition since: 1965 – now
Country: United States
Sub-regions: Applegate Valley AVA , Chehalem Mountains AVA , Columbia Gorge AVA , Columbia Valley AVA , Dundee Hills AVA , Eola-Amity Hills AVA , McMinnville AVA , Red Hill Douglas County AVA , Ribbon Ridge AVA , Rogue Valley AVA , Snake River Valley AVA , Southern Oregon AVA , Umpqua Valley AVA , Walla Walla Valley AVA , Willamette Valley AVA , Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
Cultivation climate: I-III according to Winkler
Recognized cultivation area: 25,500 hectares
Planted acreage: 3,651 hectares
Grape varieties: Arneis , Baco noir , Barbera , Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carmine , Chardonnay , Chenin blanc , Dolcetto , Early Muscat , Gamay , Gewürztraminer , Grenache , Huxelrebe , Léon Millot , Malbec , Maréchal Foch , Melon de Bourgogne , Merlot , Müller-Thurgau , Muscat Canelli , Petite Syrah , Petit Verdot , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Scheurebe , Sémillon , Syrah , Viognier , Zinfandel
Number of wineries: 303
Comments: As of 2005

Although viticulture in Oregon was only set up professionally from the 1960s, the US state of Oregon now plays an important role in American viticulture after California .

With 303 wineries now , wine tourism is an important source of income. In 2004, government income from tourism was estimated at almost US $ 92 million. This amount does not include wine sales from the cellar .

Grape varieties

In 2005 the following grape varieties were the most important:

Cabernet Sauvignon , Gewürztraminer , Müller-Thurgau , Pinot Blanc , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon and Syrah follow . Arneis , Baco noir , Baco Noir , Chenin blanc , Dolcetto , Gamay , Grenache , Maréchal Foch , Malbec , Nebbiolo , Petite Syrah , Sangiovese , Tempranillo , Viognier and Zinfandel play only a minor role . In addition to classic still wines, sparkling wines, late harvest, ice wines and dessert wines are produced.

literature

  • Bruce Cass, Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .
  • John Doerper: Oregon wine country. Compass American Guides, New York NY 2004, ISBN 1-4000-1367-4 .
  • André Dominé (Ed.): Wine . Tandem Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
  • Christopher R. Hermann, David E Filippi: Legal issues affecting Oregon wineries & vineyards. Stoel Rives LLP, Portland OR 2003.
  • Ted Meredith: The wines and wineries of America's Northwest. The premium wines of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Nexus Press, Kirkland WA 1986, ISBN 0-936666-03-X .
  • DL Tadevich: A travel companion to the wineries of the Pacific Northwest. Featuring the pinot noirs of Oregon's Willamette Valley. Publishing Plus, Carmel IN 2002, ISBN 0-9704154-3-5 .
  • Troy Townsin, Cheryl-Lynn Townsin: Cooking with the wines of Oregon. Whitecap Books, North Vancouver 2007, ISBN 978-1-55285-843-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Appellation America (2007). "Oregon: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 7, 2008.
  2. ^ National Agricultural Statistics Service: Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Oregon Wine Board, 2006, formerly the original ; Retrieved March 13, 2008 (no longer available).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.oregonwine.org