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Willamette Valley Winery Recommendations

There Are Over 900 Wineries in Oregon - Here Are Our Choice Wineries Based in the Northern Willamette Valley that We Bring Guests to.

Hidden Gems: This List is Designed to Promote Small, Personable, Exceptional Wineries That We Love, and You Might not Have Heard of.

Legacy: Reflecting Wineries Who Have a Proven History, Reputation and Winemaking Accolades 

Touring the Nested AVAs of the Willamette Valley

Below We Have Listed the Homepages of the Northern Willamette Valley's Sub AVAs That We Operate In - Each AVA Has Unique Qualities, Soils, Geography, People and Places that Make Fine Wine.

We Travel Through Two or Three AVAs During a Tour. Let Us Design an Itinerary of Our Favorites and Explore Locations You Would Like to Visit Below.

Ribbon Ridge AVA

Island-like Ridge of Ancient Marine Sediment Consistently Producing High-scoring Vintages

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Chehalem Mountains AVA

Willamette Valley's Most Diverse Compilation of Soils - Producing Complex and Unique Wines

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Eola-Amity Hills AVA

Stretching to the South this AVA Hosts Many Small Producers of a Wide Array of Varietals 

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Laurelwood District AVA

Newly Defined - This Portion of the Chehalem Mountains Offers a Unique Charater of Laurelwood Soil

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Dundee Hills AVA

Epicenter of Oregon Pinot Noir with Some of the Oldest Names and Vines 

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Yamhill-Carlton AVA

One of the Valley's Most Important Regions Made Up of Marine Sedimentary Silt-loam Soils

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McMinnville AVA

At the Foothills of the Coastal Range - Basalt and Marine Sediments Host 10 Key Wineries

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Tualatin Hills AVA

The Northwestern Portion of the Valley Hosts 10 Wineries Benefitting from the Taulatin Watershed

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