Why Oregon’s Best Chardonnay Vineyard Is Koosah in the Willamette

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At least one winemaker has called the Koosah Vineyard in Willamette Valley subregion Eola-Amity Hills the greatest Chardonnay vineyard in the AVA, and with no disrespect to a handful of sites in Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Barbara, it could be the best Chardonnay vineyard in the United States. Now owned by Résonance Wines, the Oregon outpost of Maison Louis Jadot,…