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Willamette Valley’s Whites Peeking Out From Under
Pinot Noir Dominance

by Alan Goldfarb
August 4, 2008

By taking a close look at the broader spectrum of Willamette Valley wines – as our senior editors did in a recent round of BEST-OF-APPELLATION - it became quite evident that the region's white wines also beg to be reckoned with. In particular, certain attributes of character and quality begin to come into focus for the footprint of Willamette Valley Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Riesling.

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Effective Dec 27, 2006 68,265 acre area in Clackamas, Yamhill and Washington Counties. entirely withing Willamette Valley AVA.

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