Global InformationOregon wine information
| Wine region | |
| Official name | State of Oregon |
|---|---|
| Type | U.S. State Appellation[1] |
| Years of wine industry | 177[2][3] |
| Country | United States |
| Other regions in vicinity | Idaho, Washington |
| Sub-regions | Applegate Valley AVA, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Columbia Gorge AVA, Columbia Valley AVA, Dundee Hills AVA, Elkton Oregon AVA, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Laurelwood District AVA, Lower Long Tom AVA, McMinnville AVA, Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon AVA, Ribbon Ridge AVA, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater AVA, Rogue Valley AVA, Snake River Valley AVA, Southern Oregon AVA, Tualatin Hills AVA, Umpqua Valley AVA, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, Willamette Valley AVA, Yamhill-Carlton District AVA |
| Climate region | Region I-III (Maritime/continental/Mediterranean) |
| Total area | 98,466 square miles (255,026 km2) |
| Size of planted vineyards | Over 30,435 acres (12,317 ha) (2016)[4] |
| No. of vineyards | 1056 (2016)[4] |
| Grapes produced | Abouriou, Albariño, Aligoté, Arneis, Auxerrois Blanc, Baco noir, Barbera, Black Muscat, Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caprettone, Carménère, Cayuga, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Chenin blanc, Coda di Volpe, Counoise, Dolcetto, Early Muscat, Ehrenfelser, Fiano, Frontenac, Gamay noir, Gewurztraminer, Gouais blanc, Graciano, Grenache, Grenache blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Huxelrebe, Kerner, La Crosse, La Crescent, Lagrein, Leon Millot, Malbec, Marechal Foch, Malvasia, Marquette, Marsanne, Melon, Merlot, Mondeuse noire, Montepulciano, Mourvèdre, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Canelli, Muscat Ottonel, Nebbiolo, Niagara, Petit Verdot, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot noir, Pinotage, Riesling, Petit Manseng, Petite Sirah, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Scheurebe, Sémillon, Seyval_blanc, St. Croix, St. Laurent, Sylvaner, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Cao, Tocai Friulano, Touriga Nacional, Traminette, Trousseau, Verdejo, Vermentino, Vignoles, Viognier, Zinfandel[1] |
| Varietals produced | 82 |
| No. of wineries | 908 (2019)[4] |
The state of Oregon in the United States has established an international reputation for its production of wine, ranking fourth in the country behind California, Washington, and New York. Oregon has several different growing regions within the state's borders that are well-suited to the cultivation of grapes; additional regions straddle the border between Oregon and the states of Washington and Idaho. Wine making dates back to pioneer times in the 1840s, with commercial production beginning in the 1960s.
American Viticultural Areas entirely within the state are the Willamette Valley AVA (with 10 nested AVAs) and the Southern Oregon AVA with (5 nested AVAs). Parts of the Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla Valley, and Snake River Valley AVAs lie within Oregon. Pinot noir and Pinot Gris are the top two grapes grown, with over 59,452 short tons (53,934 t) harvested in 2016.[4] Oregon winemakers sold just under 3.4 million cases in 2016.[4]
With 908 wineries[4] in Oregon, a tourism industry has developed around wine tasting. Much of the tourism focuses on the wineries and tasting rooms in and around the Yamhill Valley southwest of Portland. It is estimated that enotourism contributed USD $207.5 million to the state economy in 2013[5] excluding sales at wineries and tasting rooms.
- ^ a b "Oregon: Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ "Oregon Wine History" (Beginnings 1847-1960). Oregon Wine. Oregon Wine Board. 2024.
- ^ Clarke, Samuel Asahel [at Wikisource] (1905). Pioneer days of Oregon history, Volume II. Portland: J.K. Gill Company. p. 597.
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