Chehalem Mountains AVA

Chehalem Mountains AVA ( recognized since 27 November 2006) is an American Viticultural Area in the U.S. state of Oregon. The area covers the administrative areas of Clackamas County, Yamhill County and Washington County, all located in the north- western Oregon. The protected designation of origin is part of the larger Willamette Valley AVA and extends view over 32 miles from Wilsonville in the southeast to Forest Grove in the northwest. The procedure for recognition of the area as 15 th American Viticultural Area in Oregon began in 2001 and was accompanied supportive essentially by David Adelsheim Vineyard Adelsheim Vineyard from.