American Viticultural Area · OR
Eola-Amity Hills
Eola-Amity Hills is a federally-designated American Viticultural Area in OR, established in 2006. The map below shows its official TTB boundary alongside nearby AVAs.
The Eola-Amity Hills boundary is highlighted. Nearby AVAs are rendered in gray — click any of them to view that AVA's page.
At a glance
Established
2006
State
OR
Climate
Cool maritime
Signature varietals
Boundary recorded in 27 CFR Part 9 · Source: TTB
About the Eola-Amity Hills AVA
Eola-Amity Hills, designated 2006, is a sub-AVA of Oregon's Willamette Valley, running along a range of hills west of Salem between the towns of Amity and the Eola Hills. Its most distinctive influence is wind: the Van Duzer Corridor, a gap in the Coast Range to the west, funnels cool marine air into the AVA on summer afternoons. That wind thickens grape skins, lowers yields, and helps the fruit retain acidity. Soils are a mix of volcanic basalt and marine sedimentary rock. Eola-Amity Hills lies within the larger Willamette Valley AVA.
Pinot Noir is the signature variety, typically structured and firmly tannic thanks to the wind-stressed, smaller-berried fruit, with Chardonnay and Pinot Gris also widely planted. The combination of elevation, wind exposure, and mixed soils gives the district a reputation for age-worthy, savory Pinot Noir.
Nearby AVAs
Other American Viticultural Areas closest to Eola-Amity Hills — useful when a vineyard sits inside more than one AVA at once.