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Umpqua
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Valley
Oregon’s wine country spans the state, rising up and falling over the rolling hills and gentle valleys of more than 12,000 acres (4,858 hectares) of wine grapes. Oregon’s major wine regions are the Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, and the Columbia Gorge. Oregon wines reflect the generally cool growing regions.
Oregon wineries are located in Rogue Valley and Applegate Valley regions, up through the western part of Oregon and the Umpqua and Willamette regions, then east along the majestic Columbia River. Oregon wineries are generally small and spread out among Oregon's wine regions, and are generally family-owned. The vast majority Oregon wine regions lie in valleys between the state's stretch of the southern Cascade Mountains and its Coastal Range to the west. Oregon's most famous wine is Pinot Noir.
The Oregon wine region began in the 1840s, when Italian and Swiss immigrants planted wine grapes and started bottling wine. Oregon's wine industry was suppressed during Prohibition, and emerged as a productive wine-growing region in the mid-1970s.
Oregon’s vineyards are concentrated in the mild Willamette Valley, between the Coast and Cascade Mountain Ranges. This cool climate region is known for its Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Chardonnay. The smaller Oregon wine regions of the warmer southern Umpqua, Applegate, and Rogue Valleys lie in the river valleys between forested hills and mountains, just north of the Klamath Mountains. These Oregon wine regions are less sheltered by the Coast and Cascade Ranges, and offer their own moderated climates.
Warm days and cool nights make the WillametteValley ideal for both Burgundian and Alsatian varieties. The weather in the Willamette Valley differs significantly from Burgundy or Alsace. Oregon’s rainfall occurs most copiously in the spring, autumn and through the winter, with drier, drought conditions prevailing mid-July through August. These conditions often cause fermentation and ageing evils for white wines specifically. In the warmer and considerably drier southern valleys, as well as the eastern Columbia and Walla Walla Valleys of the state, smaller quantities of the Bordeaux and Rhône-style thick-skinned varieties can be grown with improved success. The warmer climates of the Southern regions are becoming known for their Cabernet, Merlot, and Syrah wines, along with the wine varietals grown in the Willamette Valley.
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