Willamette Valley Wine Country Facts (2018)
Total geographic area		Acres by variety
Between Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range and the Coast Range, more than 100 miles long and spanning 60 miles at its widest point. 3,438,000 acres		Pinot noir: 15,643 Pinot gris: 3,094 Chardonnay: 1,483 Riesling: 513 Pinot Blanc: 219 Gewürztraminer: 169 Muller Thurgau: 96 All Others: 576
Typical summer/winter temperature		First Pinot noir planting
June-August hi/low: 78.3/52.2		David Lett, The Eyrie Vineyards, 1965
Typical monthly rainfall		Major soils
June-August rainfall: 1.02" December-February rainfall: 6.4"		Marine Sedimentary: Willakenzie Volcanic (Basalt): Jory, Nekkia Windblown Loess (Silts): Laurelwood
Major cities and populations		Main American Viticulture Areas (AVA)
Portland: 593,820 Eugene:156.929 Salem: 156,244 Corvallis: 54,674 McMinnville: 32,451		Willamette Valley AVA est. 1983 Chehalem Mountains AVA est. 2006 Dundee Hills AVA est. 2005 Eola-Amity Hills AVA est. 2006 McMinnville AVA est. 2005 Ribbon Ridge AVA est. 2005 Yamhill-Carlton AVA est. 2005
Distance to the Pacific Ocean		Willamette Valley % of Oregon production
50 miles (McMinnville to Lincoln City)		74% of planted vineyard acreage 79% of wine production 88% of Pinot noir production
Total # of:
Willamette Valley acres: 3,438,000 Vineyard Acres Planted: 30,000+ Vineyards: 1056 Wineries: 725