Applegate Valley AVA

{{Short description|Designated wine grape-growing region in Oregon}}

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{{Infobox wine region

| name = Applegate Valley AVA

| image = Ruch, Oregon.jpg

| caption = Hillside vineyards near the town of Ruch in the Applegate Valley AVA

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 2000{{cite web |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=05cf0e3d8e1a72a96faaa937c84b0113&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se27.1.9_1165 |website=Code of Federal Regulations |title=§9.165 Applegate Valley

|format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas |access-date=January 29, 2008}}

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| country = United States

| part of = Oregon, Rogue Valley AVA, Southern Oregon AVA

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| climate region = Warm-summer mediterranean{{cite web |url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=712053&cityname=Applegate,+Oregon,+United+States+of+America|title=Applegate, Oregon|website=Weatherbase |format=Köppen Classification: Mediterran Climate |access-date=July 4, 2019}}

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| precipitation = 20-25 inches{{cite web |website=Applegate Valley - Oregon Wine Country |publisher=Applegate Valley Oregon Vintners Association |url=https://applegatevalley.wine/climate-varietals/ |title=About Our Region }}

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| total size = {{convert|275000|acre|km2|0}}{{cite web |website=Applegate Valley - Oregon Wine Country |publisher=Applegate Valley Oregon Vintners Association |url=https://applegatevalley.wine/ |title=An AVA of {{sic|it|'s|nolink=y|reason=expecting 'its'}} own }}

| planted = {{convert|340|acre|ha|0}}{{cite web |title=Applegate Valley Viticultural Area [99R-112P] |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/12/14/00-31595/applegate-valley-viticultural-area-99r-112p |website=Federal Register |publisher=Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau |pages=78096–78099 |format=27 CFR 9 65 FR 78096 |date=2000-12-14|df=mdy-all}}

| vineyards =4

| grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Riesling, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Vermentino, Zinfandel{{cite web |website=Appellation America |date=2007|url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Applegate-Valley.html |title=Applegate Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306234515/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Applegate-Valley.html|archive-date=2009-03-06 |access-date=January 29, 2008|url-status=live}}

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The Applegate Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southern Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Rogue Valley AVA, which is itself included within the larger Southern Oregon AVA. The region is named for the Applegate River, which flows through the town of Applegate and near the city of Jacksonville. The Applegate Valley has been a grape-growing region since 1870 when A. H. Carson began planting 30 acres of grapes along North Applegate Road. One of Oregon's first wineries (the winery has been restored and re-opened as Valley View Winery) was established in the Applegate Valley. This region contains vineyards at altitudes ranging from {{convert|1000|ft|m|-2}} to {{convert|1500|ft|m|-2}} above sea level, and is warmer and drier than the Illinois Valley to the west, but less so than the Bear Creek Valley to the east.{{cite web |website=Appellation America |date=2007 |url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rogue-Valley.html |title=Rogue Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218183331/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rogue-Valley.html |archive-date=2009-02-18 |access-date=January 29, 2008|df=mdy-all}}

Grapes that thrive here include Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tannat, Vermentino, Chardonnay, and Zinfandel.