Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon AVA

Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon
Wine region
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established2022
Years of wine industry44
CountryUnited States
Part ofOregon, Willamette Valley AVA, Polk County
Other regions in Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA, Polk CountyEola-Amity Hills AVA, Van Duzer Corridor AVA
Climate regionRegion II
Heat units2543 GDDs
Precipitation (annual average)40 in (1,000 mm)
Soil conditionsMarine silty clay loams, including Bellpine, Jory, Nekia, Rickreall, Willakenzie soil series
Total area5,850 acres (9 sq mi)
Size of planted vineyards695 acres (281 ha)
No. of vineyards10
Grapes producedChardonnay, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Tempranillo
No. of wineries2

Mount (or Mt.) Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the northern Willamette Valley of Oregon located in Polk County. It was established on June 3, 2022, by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury as the state's 23rd and the 11th appellation in the Willamette Valley viticultural area. It encompasses approximately 5,850 acres (9 sq mi) and contains 10 commercial vineyards cultivating about 648 acres (262 ha) under vine with two wineries. The viticultural area surrounds the 835 ft (255 m) summit of Mount Pisgah among the hills of the Willamette Valley located southwest of Eola Hills, Amity Hills and 15 mi (24 km) from the state capital of Salem. TTB received the petition from the representatives of the local vineyards and wineries proposing a viticultural area named "Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon." It is the southernmost sub-region within the established Willamette Valley viticultural area. The petition notes that vineyard owners plan to expand four of the existing vineyards by a total of 164 acres (66 ha).