Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

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Ben Lomond Mountain AVA
Appellation type: American Viticultural Area
Year of establishment: 1987
Country: United States
Part of the wine-growing region: California , Santa Cruz Mountains AVA , Central Coast AVA
Recognized cultivation area: 3,640 hectares (9,000 acres)
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay
Number of wineries: 1

Ben Lomond Mountain AVA (recognized since December 9, 1987) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California and is part of the supra-regional Santa Cruz Mountains AVA and Central Coast AVA . The area is located in the western region of the Santa Cruz Mountains and extends within the administrative division of Santa Cruz County , which is part of the San Francisco Bay Area .

The first vines were planted in the 1860s. The wine-growing area is at an altitude of almost 800 m above sea level. NN and therefore no longer benefits from the cooling mists of the Pacific Ocean . Viticulture is not easy: in the past, the vineyards were repeatedly victims of the Pierce Disease . In addition, birds and game repeatedly cause considerable damage to the vineyards. So far, Beauregard Vineyards is the only winery operating under the Denomination of Origin Ben Lomond Mountain AVA.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.118 Ben Lomond Mountain." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 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 access to this page January 4, 2008.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ecfr.gpoaccess.gov
  2. ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Ben Lomond Mountain (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 4, 2008.

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