California Shenandoah Valley AVA
| California Shenandoah Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1982, revised 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Sierra Foothills AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 4,050 hectares (10,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 810 hectares (2,000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Alicante Bouschet , Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Chardonnay , Grenache , Merlot , Mourvèdre , Muscat Canelli , Nebbiolo , Orange Muscat , Petite Sirah , Roussanne , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Syrah , Verdelho , Viognier , Zinfandel |
| Number of wineries: | 16 |
California Shenandoah Valley AVA (recognized since December 28, 1982) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is in the Amador County and El Dorado Counties , east of Sacramento . The wine-growing region lies at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains , south of the El Dorado AVA .
The first vineyards were laid out during the California gold rush from 1848. In the 1970s, the famous began Winery Sutter Home Winery bottling of Zinfandel from California Shenandoah Valley grapes. Next to the Zinfandel, the Syrah is the most important grape variety .
The state of Virginia also has a wine-growing region called the Shenandoah Valley AVA .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.37 California Shenandoah Valley." ( 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 7, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d e Appellation America (2007). "Shenandoah Valley (CA) (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 7, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .