When people ask us why grow grapes and make wine in Oregon we glance around and say: Because look at it.
Oregon is home to 23 federally recognized grape growing areas, known as American Viticulture Areas or AVAs. Find them all below by parent region and click through to learn more.
Columbia Gorge
There are no nested AVAs inside the Columbia Gorge AVA.
Columbia Valley
There are two nested Oregon AVAs inside the larger Columbia Valley AVA.
Rogue Valley
There is one nested AVA inside the larger Rogue Valley AVA.
Snake River Valley
There are no nested AVAs inside the Snake River Valley AVA.
Southern Oregon
The Southern Oregon AVA is home to the Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, and their respected nested AVAs.
Umpqua Valley
There are two nested AVAs inside the larger Umpqua Valley AVA.
Willamette Valley
There are eleven nested AVAs inside the larger Willamette Valley AVA.
