Oregon Wine Regions

Oregon American Viticultural Areas for Wine Tasting

Currently Oregon has 16 official American Viticultural Area. These wine regions are a great place to start when you're looking to visit Oregon wineries for wine tasting and winery tours.

Chehalem Mountains AVA
Designated AVA in 2006 and located in Northwestern Oregon, stretching 20 miles from Wilsonville to Forest Grove in the, and entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA.

Columbia Gorge AVA
Designated AVA in 2004 and located in the Columbia River Gorge, along the border between Oregon and Washington.

Columbia Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 1984 and located in central and northern Oregon and parts of Washington.

Dundee Hills AVA
Designated AVA in 2004 and found entirely within the Willamette Valley AVA, approximately 28 miles southwest of Portland, near the town of Dundee.

Eola-Amity Hills AVA
Designated AVA in 2006 and located between Amity, in the north, to Salem in the south. It too is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA.

McMinnville AVA
Designated AVA in 2005 and located in Yamhill County, roughly running between McMinnville and Sheridan. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA.

Red Hill Douglas County AVA
Designated AVA in 2005 and located in Southwestern Oregon near US Intersate 5 near the town of Yoncalla in Douglas County, like many of Oregon's AVAs, it too is entirely contained within the Umpqua Valley AVA, which is in turn within the larger Southern Oregon AVA.

Ribbon Ridge AVA
Designated AVA in 2005 this AVA is Oregon's smallest AVA and stretches between the towns of Newberg and Gaston, which are just Southwest of Portland. This AVA is contained entirely within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, which itself is entirely contained within the much larger Willamette Valley AVA.

Rogue Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 2000 and located in Southwestern Oregon and is encompassed entirely within the larger Southern Oregon AVA.

Snake River Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 2007 and located mainly in Southwestern Idaho, but extends into portions of Southeastern Oregon.

Southern Oregon AVA
Designated AVA in 2004 and located in Southwestern Oregon and includes the Rogue Valley AVA and the Umpqua Valley AVA.

Umpqua Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 1984 and located entirely within the Northeastern portion of the Southern Oregon AVA.

Walla Walla Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 1984 and located in the Northeastern corner of Oregon and into Southeastern Washington. It is contained entirely with the much larger, Colombia Valley AVA.

Willamette Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 1984 and located in the Northwestern portion of the the state reaching as far north as Portland and south to Eugene.

Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
Designated AVA in 2004 and located in Northwestern Oregon and contained entirely within the Willamette Valley AVA.

Applegate Valley AVA
Designated AVA in 2000 and located within the Rogue Valley AVA around the town of Applegate in Southwestern Oregon. This AVA is home to Oregon's fist winery.

For more information about Oregon Wine Regions contact the Oregon Tourism Commission at 775 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR 97301-1282 Telephone: 503-986-0000 or 800-547-7842.