About The McMinnville AVA

The McMinnville AVA lies due west of the town of McMinnville, Oregon, in the Coast Range Foothills of Yamhill County. This AVA is the most westerly of all Oregon AVAs and is geologically and climatically very different from any other in the Willamette Valley. An AVA or “American Viticultural Area” is defined as a delimited, grape-growing region distinguishable by unique geographical features and recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco as having unique characteristics.

The AVA is comprised of six major wineries including Brittan Vineyard, Coeur de Terre Vineyard, Coleman Vineyard, Maysara Vineyard, Stony Mountain Vineyard, Younberg Hill Vineyard and Yamhill Valley Vineyards. Additionally, 8 major vineyards are located in the AVA that supply fruit to some of the most prestigious wineries in Oregon. These include Bass Hill Vineyard, Bellevue Cross Vineyard, Fox Ridge Vineyard, Four Winds Vineyard, J Wrigley Vineyards, Hyland Vineyards, Meredith Mitchell Vineyard and Sunny Ridge Vineyard.

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