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Feature Article
Lodi region moving toward more specific origins for its wines
...the vastness of the Lodi region does not adequately recognize the diversity of terroir that exist within its boundaries.
by
Adam Dial
September 5, 2005
The movement toward recognition of more specific appellations of origins is in full swing in America’s established winegrowing regions. Earlier this year, we began to see the delineation of unique growing areas within Oregon’s Willamette Valley appellation. The Willamette Valley is one of North America’s preeminent regions for Pinot Noir, albeit, a broad territory with heterogeneous growing conditions -- the reality that was the driving force for its subdivision into new AVAs: Dundee Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, and the Yamhill Carlton District (with Chehalem Mountains and Eola Hills still pending).
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