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Willamette Valley.

The Willamette Valley follows the Willamette River for more than 160 kilometres, from Portland in the north to Eugene in the south, and is almost 100 kilometres across at its widest. The Coast Range shelters it from cold Pacific storms and the Cascades from the dry climate further east, giving a long growing season with warm days, cool nights and mild autumns. Concentrated grape growing began here in 1966, and in 1983 the Willamette Valley became Oregon’s first American Viticultural Area (AVA); within it are 11 smaller AVAs, most of them on the hillsides of the northern valley with their volcanic, sedimentary and loess soils. Pinot noir makes up about 70% of the plantings, followed by Pinot gris and Chardonnay. The 2024 Oregon census counted 13,611 hectares of vines in the valley, and the Willamette Valley Wineries Association counts more than 700 wineries; our map shows those with a known location and website. 198 producers from Falstaff’s guide and the association’s member list on one map, with restaurants, places to stay and directions.

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