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Oregon Wine

The quality of Oregon wine was first recognized at the 1904 World's Fair where Ernest Reuter of Forest Grove, Oregon took home a Silver Medal. In the seventies, Eryrie Vineyard had the top Pinot Noir in 1979's Gault-Millau French Wine Olympics. This success is surprising, given that the vast majority of Oregon wines are produced by family-owned wineries. Even though Oregon's wineries are spread out, Oregon boasts a thriving wine tourism industry.

Oregon is fairly homogenous, by law any wine marked as a variety of grape must be at least 90% made of that grape. Furthermore, relatively few varieties of grape are grown in significant numbers. In 2005, over half of the grapes grown in Oregon were Pinot Noir according the Oregon Wine Board. The rest of the top five varieties are Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling. These five varieties account for over 80% of all grapes grown in Oregon.