Oregon Winery Listing

Oregon has a gorgeous climate for grape growing. The Willamette Valley (pronounced Wih-LAHM-mette, not WILliamette) is world known for its fine pinot noir, said by many to be as good as those from Burgundy. The lower land of the valley is silt filled and not great for grapes - instead, it grows grass seed and 99% of all hazelnuts (filberts) found in the US. Instead, the grapes grow up the slopes of the two sides of the valley, and are in fact categorized by their altitude.