Alexander Valley AVA
| Alexander Valley AVA | |
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 A vineyard in the Alexander Valley |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1984, revised 1986, 1988, 1990, 2001 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | North Coast AVA , Northern Sonoma AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 32536 acre |
| Planted acreage: | 15,000 acres |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Gewürztraminer , Grenache , Malbec , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Syrah , Tempranillo , Viognier , Zinfandel |
The Alexander Valley is a valley and wine region north of the town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County , California . The valley is home to numerous wineries . The US Highway 101 runs through the Alexander Valley . The vineyards are on both sides of the Russian River .
The Alexander Valley is on the list of the American Viticultural Area and is part of the Wine Country as well as the larger Sonoma County AVA .
The renowned Simi winery maintains 240 hectares of vineyards in the Alexander Valley alone.
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. § 9.53 Alexander Valley ( Memento of February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last page accessed November 30, 2007.
- ^ Professional Friends of Wine (2007). American Viticultural Areas . Last page accessed November 15, 2007.
- ↑ a b Alexander Valley (AVA) . In: Appellation America (2007) . Accessed June 10, 2019 ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
Web links
Commons : Alexander Valley AVA - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Alexander Valley wineries - English speaking
- Alexander Valley in the English-language page Appellation America ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .