The Eola-Amity Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oregon.
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.
[8] The majority of the year's rainfall comes between October and April with the peak months of growing season being relatively dry.
Additionally, migrating birds heading south for the winter will often prey upon ripening grape clusters as a food source.
[6] In 2013, Jackson Family Wines announced it had purchased the Zena East and Zena Middle vineyards, consisting of 42.5 acres (17.2 ha) of Pinot noir grapes; the purchase was part of the "first large-scale acquisition of Oregon vineyard lands by a California winemaker.