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The Willamette Valley AVA (/wɨˈlæmɨt/ wi-LAM-it) 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 River in the north to just south of Eugene in the south where the Willamette Valley ends; and from the Oregon Coast Range in the west to the Cascade Mountains in the east.

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area total (km2)
1.33546e+10
growing grape
Merlot, Dolcetto, Gamay, Viognier, Sauvignon vert, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Syrah, Melon, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Marechal Foch, Pinot blanc, Seibel grapes, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Pinot noir, Gewürztraminer, Pinot gris, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Muscat Ottonel, Müller-Thurgau, Auxerrois blanc, Early_Muscat
is part of wine region
Oregon wine
location
United States
number of wineries
200
subregion
Dundee Hills AVA, McMinnville AVA, Yamhill-Carlton District AVA, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Eola-Amity Hills AVA
type
American Viticultural Area
latitude
45.35
longitude
-123.067

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