3 WILLAMETTE VALLEY FACTS Source: Oregon Wine Board’s 2023 Vineyard and Winery Census WILLAMETTE VALLEY FACTS MAJOR SOILS Marine Sedimentary: Willakenzie Volcanic (Basalt): Jory, Nekia Windblown Loess (Silts): Laurelwood AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREAS Willamette Valley est. 1983 McMinnville est. 2005 Ribbon Ridge est. 2005 Dundee Hills est. 2005 Yamhill-Carlton est. 2005 Chehalem Mountains est. 2006 Eola-Amity Hills est. 2006 Van Duzer Corridor est. 2019 Laurelwood District est. 2020 Tualatin Hills est. 2020 Lower Long Tom est. 2021 Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon est. 2022 % OF OREGON PRODUCTION Willamette Valley accounts for: 70% of planted vineyard acreage 79% of wine production 70% of Pinot noir production TYPICAL SUMMER/WINTER TEMPS June-August high/low: 78.3/52.2 December-February high/low: 47.6/35.1 TYPICAL MONTHLY RAINFALL June-September rainfall: 3.27 � (0.8 � /month) December-February rainfall: 6.4 � (2 � /month) DISTANCE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN 50 miles (McMinnville to Lincoln City) TOTAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA More than 100 miles long and spanning 60 miles at its widest point, between Oregon's Cascade mountains and Coast Range 3,438,000 TOTAL ACRES Vineyard acres planted: 32,628 Vineyards: 1,041 FIRST PINOT NOIR PLANTING David Lett, The Eyrie Vineyards, 1965 TOP VARIETIES BY ACRE 21,116 acres Pinot noir 5,388 Pinot gris 2,695 Chardonnay 325 Syrah 217 Riesling 268 Pinot blanc
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