Dundee Hills AVA

{{Short description|American Viticultural Area in Oregon}}

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{{Infobox wine region

| name = Dundee Hills

| image = Wine Country of the Dundee Hills, Oregon.jpg

| caption = Domaine Drouhin vineyard in the Dundee Hills

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 2004{{cite journal |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-30/pdf/04-26330.pdf|title=Establishment of the Dundee Hills Viticultural Area (2002R–218P)| journal=Federal Register |date=2004-11-30 |publisher=Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury | volume=69|issue=229| pages=69524-69527 |format= 27 CFR Part 9 [TTB T.D.–18; Re: Notice No. 14] RIN: 1513–AA50 Final Rule | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323025602/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2004-11-30/pdf/04-26330.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-23|url-status=live}}{{PD-notice}}

| wine years = {{years ago|1966}}

| country = United States

| part of = Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA

| similar = Chehalem Mountains AVA, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Laurelwood District AVA, Lower Long Tom AVA, McMinnville AVA, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Tualatin Hills AVA, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Yamhill-Carlton District AVA

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| climate region = Maritime

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| precipitation = {{cvt|30|to(-)|45|in}}

| soil = Jory series reddish silt, clay and loam soils

| total size = {{convert|6490|acre|ha|0}}{{cite web |website=Dundee Hills Winegrowers Association|date=2006 |url=http://www.dundeehills.org/presskit.htm |title=Dundee Hills Winegrowers Association Brings Further Recognition to Oregon 's Premier Wine Region |publisher=undee Hills Winegrowers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119211821/http://www.dundeehills.org/presskit.htm |archive-date=2008-01-19 |access-date=January 29, 2008}}

| planted = {{convert|1300|acre|ha|0}}

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| grapes = Chardonnay, Melon, Müller-Thurgau, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling{{cite web |website=Appellation America |date=2007|url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Dundee-Hills.html |title=Dundee Hills (AVA): Appellation Profile |accessdate=January 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719191849/http://www.wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Dundee-Hills.html|archive-date=2008-07-19|url-status=live}}

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| wineries = 25

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Dundee Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Yamhill County, Oregon within the Willamette Valley AVA, and is located about approximately {{convert|28|mi}} southwest of Portland, Oregon, and about {{convert|40|mi}} inland from the Pacific Ocean near the town of Newberg. It was established on November 30, 2004 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing a petition submitted from Alex Sokol Blosser, secretary of the North Willamette Valley AVA Group, proposing the establishment of the 6,490-acre "Red Hills" viticultural area in Yamhill County.{{cite web |title=Red Hills AVA Proposal |url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68734/download?inline |website=TTB.gov|author1=Blosser, Alex Sokol |publisher=North Willamette Valley AVA Group |date=2002-03-15}}{{PD-notice}} The petitioner subsequently amended the area’s name to "Dundee Hills." The area is {{convert|6940|acre}} in total size, with {{convert|1300|acre}} planted with grapes. The Dundee Hills are a north-south oriented line of hills on the western side of the Willamette River valley. The soil is Jory series reddish silt, clay and loam, moderately fertile and well-drained suitable for grape cultivation. The region gets {{convert|30|to(-)|45|in}} of rainfall per year. The Chehalem Mountains to the north protect the region from the cool breezes that enter Willamette Valley from the Columbia Gorge. Over 25 wineries and independent vineyards in this region produce over 44,000 cases of wine.

Dundee Hills has been a grape growing region since 1966, when David Lett established Eyrie Vineyards, planting Pinot noir and Pinot Gris.{{cite web |author1=Robinson, Jancis |title=Papa Pinot passes on |url=https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/papa-pinot-passes-on |website=JancisRobinson.com |publisher=JancisRobinson.com Limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414163022/https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/papa-pinot-passes-on |archive-date=2024-04-14 |date=2008-10-11 |url-status=live}} In 1975, Dick Erath and C. Calvert Knudsen formed Knudsen Erath Winery, the first commercial winery to open in the Dundee Hills. After 56 years of operation, Erath Winery closed its doors to its tasting room at end of day on March 14, 2023. Knudsen Vineyards resumed control of the property and opened their tasting room the following summer.{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/wine/2020/03/historic-erath-winery-is-closing-its-dundee-tasting-room-knudsen-vineyards-taking-over.html|title=Historic Erath Winery is closing its Dundee tasting room; Knudsen Vineyards taking over|author1=Alberty, Michael|date=2020-02-22|work=The Oregonian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528221717/https://www.oregonlive.com/wine/2020/03/historic-erath-winery-is-closing-its-dundee-tasting-room-knudsen-vineyards-taking-over.html|archive-date=2023-05-28 |url-status=live}}