What the name means
Willamette Valley has been a federally recognized American Viticultural Area since 1983. Eleven smaller AVAs now sit within the larger valley boundary.
Research underway
Willamette Valley Vineyards Riesling
We have the store listing and package details. The deeper reporting for this wine is still underway.
- Style
- White wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Riesling
- Region
- Willamette Valley
- Shelf barcode
- 0717071913701
The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$22.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$15.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Founder and community ownership
Willamette Valley Vineyards says it was founded in 1983 by Oregon native Jim Bernau with the dream of creating world-class Pinot Noir, from its estate in Turner, Oregon, and says people can become owners through its preferred stock offering.
Research status
Where this page is headed
We are checking the current release, the producer record, and the bottle itself. Until that work is complete, this page reports only the facts carried by the dated store feed and shared region and grape research.
Getting to know Willamette Valley.
The Willamette Valley runs for more than 100 miles and contains many hillside settings. The AVA establishes origin, but a nested AVA or vineyard gives a closer reading of soil, elevation and wind.
How grapes grow here
The Coast Range limits direct Pacific influence and the Cascades separate the valley from drier central Oregon. The region has a cool growing climate, but hills, gaps and distance north or south create local differences.
What lies under the vines
Marine sedimentary, volcanic basalt and windblown loess are the three major hillside soil groups identified by the regional association. Valley-floor alluvium adds another setting within the broad AVA.
How large the region is
- Total AVA area
- The Willamette Valley AVA covers about 3,438,000 acres.
- Planted vineyard area
- The regional association reports 33,634 planted vineyard acres in its current facts and figures.
Places within the region
- Northern nested AVAs
- Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, Ribbon Ridge, Yamhill-Carlton and several newer AVAs identify smaller parts of the valley.
- Regional range
- The main AVA runs from the Portland area south to Eugene, so the valley name does not describe one hillside or mesoclimate.
Getting to know Riesling.
Riesling is an aromatic white grape that keeps strong acidity as it ripens. It can make wine from fully dry to sweet, so the grape name alone does not tell you the sugar level.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Official category guides describe citrus, green apple and floral notes in younger wine, with stone fruit in riper examples. The high acidity can keep both dry and sweet versions feeling lively.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Wine Australia. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 11 Riesling wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 14, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.