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Microclimates: What are they and why do they matter for wine?
Here in the Van Duzer Corridor AVA, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, we’re renowned for the distinct microclimate, defined by wind, that plays a pivotal
Microclimates: What are they and why do they matter for wine?
Here in the Van Duzer Corridor AVA, located in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, we’re renowned for the distinct microclimate, defined by wind, that plays a pivotal
Adventures in Wine
Perched atop a windy knoll in the foothills of Oregon’s coastal mountain
range lies Van Duzer Vineyards, a family-owned winery and estate
vineyard established in 1998 by Carl and Marilynn Thoma. Here, 82 acres lie
in the direct path of cooling marine winds that rush through a deep gap in
the Coast Range known as the Van Duzer Corridor. The defining producer
crafting cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, and
Syrah wines in the surrounding Van Duzer Corridor AVA (est. 2019), Van
Duzer Vineyards offers uniquely Oregon wines crafted by the wind. Van Duzer Vineyards cultivates a total of six grape varieties and 14 different
clones across a wide range of terrain and microclimates at its flagship estate,
as well as the larger Willamette Valley. Blog
