Eola-Amity Hills AVA

Eola - Amity Hills AVA is a wine -growing region in the U.S. state of Oregon. The modern viticulture began there about mid-1960, recognition as American Viticultural Area (AVA ) was carried out in 2006. Attached are other varieties, especially Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.

Location

The area extends within the Willamette Valley, which surrounds the Willamette River in the northeast of the state. Willamette ranging from the Columbia in the north to just before Eugene in the south, where the valley ends. In the east, the valley is bounded by the mountains of the Cascade Range and to the west of the Oregon Coast Range.

The recognized vineyards of the area of ​​Eola - Amity Hills AVA distributed among the administrative regions of Yamhill County and Polk County between the cities of Amity and Salem.

Climate

The climate of the valley is mild all year round, mostly, during the summer months usually remain cold winters and warm, humid and dry. Temperatures above 32 ° C are to be expected only at 5 to 15 days, only every 25 years, the temperature drops in the area below 0 ° C. Most rainfall is limited to the coldest seasons, late fall, winter and early spring. With Snow 13 to 25 centimeters per year also falls relatively little snow.

Via the Van Duzer Corridor anytime cool ocean air to reach the growing region, so that the mainly white grape varieties remains a high enough acid.