Willamette Valley

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agricultural region valley wine region

Willamette Valley is a fertile region in Oregon renowned for its agriculture and world-class wine production, particularly Pinot Noir.

Aliases (16)

Willamette Valley AVA ×14
Willamette Valley region ×4
Willamette Valley wine region ×3
southern Willamette Valley ×3
Gateway to the Willamette Valley ×1
Northern Willamette Valley wine region ×1
Oregon wine country ×1
Oregon’s Willamette Valley region ×1
Southern Willamette Valley–Umpqua transition zone ×1
Willamette River valley ×1
Willamette Valley (northern portion) ×1
Willamette Valley (part) ×1
Willamette Valley American Viticultural Area ×1
Willamette Valley region of Oregon ×1
Willamette Valley wine country ×1
western Oregon ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	agricultural region → valley → wine region →
administrativeCenter	Salem, Oregon →
AVADesignationYear	1984 →
borders	Coast Range →
climateType	maritime climate →
contains	Chehalem Mountains AVA → Dundee Hills AVA → Eola-Amity Hills AVA → McMinnville AVA → Ribbon Ridge AVA → Willamette Valley AVA → Yamhill-Carlton AVA →
country	United States →
drainedBy	Willamette River →
economicActivity	berry farming → grass seed production → nut orchards → vegetable farming → wine industry →
hasSoilType	loess soils → marine sedimentary soils → volcanic soils →
historicallyInhabitedBy	Kalapuya people →
knownFor	Pinot Noir wine → agriculture → cool-climate viticulture → fertile soils → wine production →
lengthApproximate	about 150 miles →
locatedIn	Oregon → Pacific Northwest → west of the Cascade Range →
majorCity	Eugene, Oregon → Portland, Oregon → Salem, Oregon →
orientation	north–south →
partOf	Oregon wine country → Willamette Valley AVA →
primaryGrapeVariety	Chardonnay → Pinot Gris → Pinot Noir →
recognizedAs	American Viticultural Area →
roleInHistory	center of early Euro-American settlement in Oregon →
stateCapitalLocatedIn	Salem, Oregon →
stateCapitalRegion	Willamette Valley →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adair Village, Oregon → Albany, Oregon → Canby, Oregon → Chehalem Mountains → Chehalem Mountains AVA → Coburg, Oregon → Coburg, Oregon ("southern Willamette Valley") → Corvallis, Oregon → Dundee Hills AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Eola-Amity Hills AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Heart of the Valley → Kings Valley, Oregon → Linn County, Oregon → Marion County, Oregon → Molalla, Oregon → Monroe, Oregon → Monroe, Oregon ("southern Willamette Valley") → Oregon Route 34 → Oregon Route 99W → Polk County, Oregon → Polk County, Oregon ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Salem, Oregon → Willamette National Forest ("Willamette Valley region") → Yamhill County, Oregon →	locatedIn
Beavercreek, Oregon, United States ("Willamette Valley region") → Benton County, Oregon → Chehalem Mountains ("Northern Willamette Valley wine region") → Chehalem Mountains AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Corvallis, Oregon ("western Oregon") → Dundee Hills AVA ("Willamette Valley wine region") → Eola-Amity Hills AVA ("Willamette Valley wine region") → Forest Grove, Oregon → Marion County, Oregon ("Willamette Valley region of Oregon") → McMinnville AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Philomath, Oregon → Ribbon Ridge AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Tualatin Valley → Willamette Valley ("Willamette Valley AVA") → Willamette Valley ("Oregon wine country") → Yamhill County, Oregon ("Willamette Valley American Viticultural Area") → Yamhill-Carlton AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	partOf
Blodgett, Oregon → Drain, Oregon ("Southern Willamette Valley–Umpqua transition zone") → Eugene, Oregon → Kalapuya people ("Willamette River valley") → Marion County, Oregon → Milwaukie, Oregon → Salem, Oregon → Tualatin, Oregon → Willamette River → Willamette University →	region
Western Oregon → Western Oregon ("Willamette Valley wine region") → Willamette Valley ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	contains
Adair Village, Oregon → Lane County, Oregon ("Willamette Valley (part)") → Oregon →	hasRegion
Applegate–Lassen Route ("Oregon’s Willamette Valley region") → Oregon Trail →	endPoint
Clackamas County, Oregon ("Willamette Valley region") → Sherwood, Oregon ("Willamette Valley region") →	isPartOf
Beavercreek, Oregon, United States → Wood Village, Oregon ("Willamette Valley (northern portion)") →	locatedInRegion
Coast Range →	adjacentTo
Heart of the Valley →	associatedWith
Tualatin River →	basinLocatedIn
Portland metropolitan area →	borderedBy
Central Oregon →	borders
Oregon's 4th congressional district ("southern Willamette Valley") →	containsRegion
American Viticultural Area ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	example
Willamette River →	flowsThrough
American Viticultural Area ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	hasExample
St. Johns Bridge ("Gateway to the Willamette Valley") →	hasNickname
Pacific Northwest →	hasSubregion
Kalapuya people →	indigenousTo
McMinnville AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	isSubAppellationOf
Dundee Hills AVA ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	isSubRegionOf
King City, Oregon →	isWithin
Oregon City, Oregon →	locatedInValley
Pinot Noir →	notableRegion
Forest Grove, Oregon ("Willamette Valley AVA") →	partOfWineRegion
Missoula floods →	reshaped
Interstate 5 →	runsThroughRegion
Coast Range →	separates
Corvallis Municipal Airport →	servesRegion
Willamette Valley →	stateCapitalRegion
Monroe, Oregon →	valley
McMinnville AVA ("Willamette Valley wine country") →	within