The Chehalem Mountains AVA is an American Viticultural Area {AVA) located in the Yamhill and

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

counties of northwestern

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

. It contains two sub-regions,

Laurelwood District AVA Laurelwood District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located west of the city of Portland and lies entirely within the northern end of Willamette Valley AVA with the Chehalem Mountains AVA covering its northern slopes including the towns ...

and

Ribbon Ridge AVA The Ribbon Ridge AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is the smallest AVA in Oregon and is entirely contained within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, which in turn is entirely contained within the larger Willamette V ...

History

The petition process for the creation of the Chehalem Mountains AVA began in 2001 and was led by David Adelsheim of

Adelsheim Vineyard Adelsheim (; South Franconian: ''Alleze'') is a small village in northern Baden-Württemberg, about 30 km north of Heilbronn. The state-recognized resort of Adelsheim in the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis looks back on a 1,200-year heritage. Geograp ...

. The AVA was officially established in 2006.

Geography

The Chehalem Mountains AVA corresponds to the

Chehalem Mountains The Chehalem Mountains are a mountain range located in the Willamette Valley in the U.S. state of Oregon. Forming the southern boundary of the Tualatin Valley, the Chehalems are the highest mountains in the Willamette Valley. The range extends fro ...

and is entirely contained within the

Willamette Valley AVA The Willamette Valley AVA ( ) is an American Viticultural Area which lies in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The AVA is the wine growing region which encompasses the drainage basin of the Willamette River. It stretches from the Columbia Riv ...

. The region stretches from Northwest of Wilsonville in the southeast to Forest Grove in the northwest featuring the elevations of

Ribbon Ridge The Ribbon Ridge AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is the smallest AVA in Oregon and is entirely contained within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, which in turn is entirely contained within the larger Willamette V ...

, Parrett Mountain and

Bald Peak Bald Peak is a mountain top and highest point in the Chehalem Mountains in the Northwest area of the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Yamhill County near the county line with Washington County, the summit at 1624+ feet (495+ m) is the highest po ...

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American Viticultural Areas Geography of Clackamas County, Oregon Oregon wine Geography of Washington County, Oregon Geography of Yamhill County, Oregon 2006 establishments in Oregon