The Ribbon Ridge AVA is an
American Viticultural Area in
Yamhill County,
Oregon
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. It is the smallest AVA in
Oregon
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and is entirely contained within the
Chehalem Mountains AVA, which in turn is entirely contained within the larger
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 Rive ...
. Ribbon Ridge stretches between the towns of
Newberg and
Gaston. The ridge is defined by local geographic boundaries and an uplift of ocean sediment. It lies at 45° 21' N latitude and 123° 04' W longitude, at the northwest end of the
Chehalem Mountains. Colby Carter, an early settler from Missouri, named Ribbon Ridge in 1865, and the ridge has been known by that name ever since. The first official use of the Ribbon Ridge name dates to 1888 with the creation of Ribbon Ridge School District No. 68.
The ridge is approximately wide and long, and is in area, with planted on 20 vineyards. It is estimated that between and in the region is suitable for planting.
See also
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Eyrie Vineyards, originator of Oregon Pinot noir
*
List of Oregon wineries and vineyards
References
External links
Ribbon Ridge AVA
American Viticultural Areas
Oregon wine
Geography of Yamhill County, Oregon
2005 establishments in Oregon
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