Willamette Vally Wineries have grown from 400 to 700 in just nine years.
In an amazingly short time the Willamette Valley in Oregon has grown into a wine region known for its high quality varietals, not least for the finest Pinot Noirs made in the U.S. Now, with 700 wineries—up from 400 in just nine years—it is third after California (with 2,843) and Washington (1,070) in numbers, but its quality levels are easily competitive with the best in the world.
This is all the more remarkable because, although some wine has been produced in Oregon since the 19th century, modern viniculture only made its mark since the 1960s, and it was the investment in Dundee Hills of the Willamette Valley by the French Burgundian vigneron Joseph Drouhin that prompted others to invest in the state.
Dozens of a much wider selection of Pinot Noirs at the International Pinot Noir Celebration.
The Valley’s estate owners have…
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