Eola-Amity Hills AVA

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name = Eola-Amity Hills AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2006 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=bff700d0bbb2a632948b70fe7e91d7d4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.182 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.202 Eola-Amity Hills."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA
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total size = convert|37900|acre|ha|0Purdue, Andy (2006). [http://www.winepressnw.com/features/story/7979592p-7872921c.html "Introducing the Eola-Amity Hills"] . "Wine Press Northwest". Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008.]
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The Eola-Amity Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in both Polk County and Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and stretches from the town of Amity in the north to Salem in the south. The hills cover an area west of the Willamette River approximately convert|15|mi|km|0 long by convert|6|mi|km|0 wide. The Eola-Amity Hills area benefits from steady winds off the Pacific Ocean that reach the Willamette Valley through the Van Duzer Corridor, a gap in the Oregon Coast Range, moderating the summer temperatures. The name Eola is a tribute to the windy conditions in the area, and is derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.

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