Chehalem Mountains AVA
A federally designated American Viticultural Area in Oregon.
The Chehalem Mountains AVA is one of 340 American Viticultural Areas — federally recognized wine-growing regions defined by the TTB in 27 CFR Part 9. The AVA was established on .
Chehalem Mountains is nested within Willamette Valley AVA.
It contains 2 sub-AVAs: Laurelwood District and Ribbon Ridge.
Counties
The Chehalem Mountains AVA covers 3 counties:
- Clackamas
- Washington
- Yamhill
Rulemaking history
- Petitioner
- Alex Sokol-Blosser, secretary of the North Willamette Valley AVA Group
- CFR author
- David Adelsheim, Paul Hart, Richard Ponzi
- CFR section
- 27 CFR §9.205
- Established
- November 24, 2006