(The following background in formation is based largely on material from the Oregon Wine Advisory Board and the Washington Wine Institute.)
Oregon's wine renaissance began in the 1960s. Since then, there has been spectacular growth in planted acres of winegrapes and the number of wineries. There were 11,100 planted acres of grapes in 2001 with 8,800 acres harvested.
With 195 wineries, Oregon ranks second among all states in number of wineries and number four in production. ...