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Willamette Valley

Appellation

Willamette Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 1,403,406 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Willamette Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1983-12-01
Area
1,403,406 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
242.26 × 126.99 km
Centre
44.6716° N, 123.1427° W
State
OR
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.90
Petitioner
Steve Thomson, the executive vice president of King Estate Winery in Eugene, Oregon

Where it is

Nearest town
4.9 km north-west of Albany
Nearest city
15 km north-east of Corvallis 55,780 people
To the sea
68 km
Rivers nearby
Willamette (2.6 km) · South Santium (11 km) · North Santium (11 km) · Santium (11 km)
Same latitude
Gavi (Italy), Saint-Emilion grand cru (France), Belgrade (Serbia), Drăgăşani (Romania), Sjeverna Dalmacija (Croatia)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
2–841 m
Mean elevation
155 m

Measured over the whole outline on 77,185 elevation cells of about 435 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 9

Inside Willamette Valley · 9

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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