Borden Ranch AVA
| Borden Ranch AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Lodi AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 28,340 hectares (70,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 4,858 hectares (12,000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Merlot , Syrah , Zinfandel |
Borden Ranch AVA (recognized July 17, 2006) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the administrative areas of Sacramento County and San Joaquin County . The wine-growing area is located in the eastern area of the superior Lodi AVA . Further east is the huge wine-growing region of the Sierra Foothills AVA . The vineyards of Borden Ranch are at a height of 22 m to 158 m above sea level. NN . The area is bounded by Laguna Creek to the north and Dry Creek to the south . Both watercourses arise in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and flow towards the San Joaquin Valley . The soil is alluvial land with a high proportion of gravel and clay. Mainly red wines from late ripening grape varieties are grown .
Wineries
Borden Ranch AVA is dominated by the three wineries Delicato Family Vineyards, Sutter Home Winery and Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.195 Borden Ranch." ( 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 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Appellation America (2007). "Borden Ranch (AVA): Appellation Description" ( Memento of the original from November 13, 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 access to this page January 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b Rieger, Ted (2003). "Subdividing Lodi — Proposal Supported for 7 Sub-AVAs" . Wine Business Monthly . Aug., 2003.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .