Explorers Guides Oregon Wine Country: A Great Destination Book

Acknowledgments 9

Foreword Tom Higgins 10

The Way This Book Works 12

Introduction 14

1 History and Terroir 19

Down to Earth

2 Willamette Valley North 25

Where Pinot Prevails

Portland Area (Willamette Valley AVA) 27

Newberg Area (Ribbon Ridge and Chehalem Mountain AVA) 48

Dundee/Dayton Area (Dundee Hills AVA) 72

3 Willamette Valley Route 47 91

Get Your Sips ... on Route 47

Forest Grove Area 91

Gaston to Yamhill 98

Carlton Area (Yamhill-Carlton District AVAs) 104

4 Willamette Valley East 123

East of Eden

The East Willamette Valley 125

5 Willamette Valley Central 133

Head for the Hills

McMinnville Area (McMinnville AVA) 135

Salem Area (Eola-Amity Hills AVA) 151

6 Willamette Valley South 171

Heart of the Valley

Albany/Corvallis Area 173

Eugene Area 184

7 Southern Oregon 199

Fly Over No More ...

Umpqua Region (Umpqua and Red Hill Douglas County AVAs) 200

Grants Pass and Illinois Valley Area (Applegate Valley and Illinois Valley AVAs) 214

Jacksonville Area 227

Medford Area (Rogue Valley AVA) 233

Ashland Area 243

8 The Columbia Gorge 249

A World of Wine in 40 Miles

9 The Oregon Coast 265

Sea Breezes and Fruit Wine

The North Coast (Astoria to Lincoln City) 267

The Central Coast (Lincoln City to Florence) 273

The South Coast (Florence to Bandon) 278

10 Eastern Oregon 285

High, Dry, and Juicy

The Dalles Area (Columbia Valley AVA) 287

Around Pendleton and Milton-Freewater (Walla Walla AVA) 292

Bend and Elsewhere (Snake River AVA) 297

Appendices 302

A Festivals and Events Celebrating Oregon Wine 302

B Touring Companies Serving Oregon Wine Country 309

C Great Grape Destinations 313

Index 321

Lodging by Price 336

Dining by Price 338

Dining by Cuisine 340