Willamette Valley

**Willamette Valley, Oregon** is one of the Pacific Northwest's most celebrated wine regions, stretching south of Portland in the northwest United States, and one of the world's benchmark homes for cool-climate Pinot Noir. **Wines & grapes** — Pinot Noir is the signature grape, producing elegant, perfumed reds. Whites are led by Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, with Riesling and sparkling wine also important. **Character** — A cool, wet, marine-influenced climate and a long, gentle ripening season give wines of finesse, bright acidity and restraint rather than sheer power. Soils range from volcanic "Jory" red basalt to marine sedimentary types, and terroir-focused sub-AVAs like the Dundee Hills and Eola-Amity Hills are prized. **Good to know** — Its cool, damp autumns make vintages variable, rewarding careful growers and giving each year its own character.

Wines

• 216 Miles to Go Pinot Noir — Mark Ryan Winery
• Avni Chardonnay — Lingua Franca
• Basalt Pinot Noir — Granville
• Breaking Ground Chardonnay — Adelsheim Vineyard
• Chestnut Hill Pinot Noir — Lemelson Vineyards
• Classic Pinot Noir — North Valley Vineyards
• Dry Riesling Nicholas Estate — Anam Cara Cellars
• Eola-Amity Hills Chardonnay — Elton
• Estate Pinot Noir — Gemini Vineyards
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• Hirschy Vineyard Pinot Noir — Schone Tal Cellars
• La Combe Verte Chardonnay — Walter Scott
• Laurel Leaf Pinot Noir — Adelsheim Vineyard
• Laurelwood District Pinot Noir — Ponzi Vineyards
• Meredith Mitchell Vineyard Pinot Noir — Schone Tal Cellars
• Müller-Thurgau — Montinore Estate
• Old Vine Gewürztraminer Single Vineyard — Hyland Estates
• Pinot Gris — King Estate
• Pinot Noir — Ken Wright Cellars
• Pinot Noir — The Four Graces