Oregon, located on the west coast of the U.S. to the north, is a cool, if not perhaps the coolest, wine growing region in North America. Since about 1850, attempts were made to plant vines in the cool, rather harsh climate, but they did not really succeed. Attempts with hybrid vines and American vines were also unsuccessful. It was not until the 1960s that the region was really discovered and developed for top wine production by emigrants from Napa Valley. Some 800 wineries farm Oregon's 14,557 acres of vines (as of 2018), which is roughly between the latitudes of Bordeaux or Burgundy. However, the vineyards are directly exposed to the cool Pacific influences, and it also rains quite frequently. The area is therefore particularly suitable for grape varieties that can cope with cool and damp weather conditions. First of all, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, which have already proven in Burgundy and Mosel that they can thrive in cool regions. Most of Oregon's vineyards are located in the northern part of the Willamette Valley and are situated on gently sloping hillsides. The nearly 4,000-foot-high Cascade Mountains protect that section of the valley from continental hot influences from the arid west beyond the mountains. There are also vineyards on a small scale in the southern part of the valley, where it is somewhat warmer, as well as in the Tualatin Valley and Umpqua Valley. There are also vineyards along the Columbia River at the Columbia Valley border. Oregon's wine production is small; the region is dominated by dedicated boutique wineries that produce excellent Pinot Noirs, but also Chardonnays and Rieslings that need not fear European comparison. With the name Drouhin, a very prominent producer from Burgundy is also represented here.
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2018 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog Syrah
Cayuse Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
15%
100
2012 »Bionic Frog« Syrah
Cayuse Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
98
2019 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Botanica
Antica Terra
Willamette Valley,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14,4%
97
2019 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir Beaux Frères Vineyard
Beaux Frères
Willamette Valley,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14%
97
2019 Roserock Chardonnay
Domain Drouhin Oregon
Eola-AmityHills,
Oregon,
United States
White Wine
Chardonnay
13,9%
97
2018 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Antikythera
Antica Terra
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14,1%
97
2017 Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Cayuse Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
13,8%
97
2017 Cayuse Syrah Armada Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Cayuse Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14%
97
2018 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Cayuse Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,3%
96
2018 Cayuse Syrah Cailloux Vineyard Walla Walla Valley
Cayuse Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,3%
96
2016 Lillian Gold Series No. 05 Syrah
Lillian Winery
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
96
2016 Lillian Gold Series No. 05 Syrah
Lillian Winery
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Syrah
14,5%
96
2015 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir »Monogram«
Domaine Serene
Willamette Valley,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14,4%
96
2022 Sokol Blosser, Estate Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills
Sokol Blosser
Dundee Hills,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
95
2019 Tan Fruit Maresh Vineyard Chardonnay
Arterberry Maresh
Willamette Valley,
Oregon,
United States
White Wine
Chardonnay
95
2018 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Obelin
Antica Terra
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14,3%
95
2018 Cristom Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard
Cristom Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
14%
95
2018 Nicolas-Jay Pinot Noir L'Ensemble
Domaine Nicolas-Jay
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
13,5%
95
2009 Marjorie Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills Pinot noir
Cristom Vineyards
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
Pinot Noir
95
2022 Elk Cove, La Bohème Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton
Elk Cove Vineyards
Yamhill-Carlton District,
Oregon,
United States
Red Wine
94
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