| Ribbon Ridge AVA | |
| Type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year: | 2005[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Part Of: | Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA, Chehalem Mountains AVA |
| Similar: | Chehalem Mountains AVA, Dundee Hills AVA, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Laurelwood District AVA, Lower Long Tom AVA, McMinnville AVA, Tualatin Hills AVA, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Yamhill-Carlton District AVA |
| Climate Region: | Maritime |
| Soil: | marine sediment (mainly Willakenzie series)[2] |
| Total Size: | 3350acres[3] |
| Planted: | 500acres |
| Vineyards: | 20 |
| Grapes: | Auxerrois Blanc, Chardonnay, Muscat Canelli, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Gamay Noir[4] |
The Ribbon Ridge AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is the smallest AVA in Oregon and is entirely contained within the Chehalem Mountains AVA, which in turn is entirely contained within the larger Willamette Valley AVA. Ribbon Ridge stretches between the towns of Newberg and Gaston. The ridge is defined by local geographic boundaries and an uplift of ocean sediment. It lies at 45° 21' N latitude and 123° 04' W longitude, at the northwest end of the Chehalem Mountains. Colby Carter, an early settler from Missouri, named Ribbon Ridge in 1865, and the ridge has been known by that name ever since. The first official use of the Ribbon Ridge name dates to 1888 with the creation of Ribbon Ridge School District No. 68.[5] The ridge is approximately 0.25miles wide and 3.5miles long, and is 3350acres in area, with 500acres planted on 20 vineyards. It is estimated that between 1000acres and 1400acres in the region is suitable for planting.[5] [6]