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Eola-Amity Hills AVA (wine region)
	; Eola Hills north of Dallas in Polk County
Type	American Viticultural Area
Year established	2006
Country	USA
Part of	Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA
Total area	37,900 acres (15,338 ha)
Size of planted vineyards	1,300 acres (526 ha)
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The Eola-Amity Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Polk County and Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and stretches from the city of Amity in the north to Salem in the south. The Eola and Amity^[3] hills cover an area west of the Willamette River approximately 15 miles (24 km) long by 6 miles (10 km) wide. The Eola-Amity Hills area benefits from steady winds off the Pacific Ocean that reach the Willamette Valley through the Van Duzer Corridor, a gap in the Oregon Coast Range, moderating the summer temperatures. The Eola Hills were named after the community of Eola, whose name was derived from Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.202 Eola-Amity Hills." Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Purdue, Andy (2006). "Introducing the Eola-Amity Hills". Wine Press Northwest. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ USGS GNIS: Amity Hills
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 333. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

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