Atlas Peak AVA
| Atlas Peak AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1992 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Napa Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 4,500 hectares (11,000 acres ) |
| Planted acreage: | 600 hectares (1500 acre) |
| Single-variety wines: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Malbec , Marsanne , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Sangiovese , Syrah , Tempranillo , Zinfandel |
Atlas Peak AVA (or Atlas Peak American Viticultural Area, recognized January 22, 1992) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California and part of the national Napa Valley AVA . The area is northeast of the city of Napa . The vineyards on the western slopes of the Vaca Mountains are slightly higher than the surrounding area. Therefore, unlike other areas of the Napa Valley, the wine-growing region does not benefit from the cooling mist that rises from the Pacific .
The soil of volcanic origin is very porous and its capacity to store daytime heat is poor. This results in a marked difference between day and night temperatures of approx. 12-15 ° C in the Atlas Peak wine-growing region. This difference in temperature helps keep the acidity in the berries extremely high and gives the wines a beautiful structure.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.140 Atlas Peak." ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last view of this page on December 17, 2007.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Atlas Peak (AVA): Appellation Description" ( memento of the original from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Last view of this page on December 17, 2007.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .