Capay Valley AVA
| Capay Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2002 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 41,440 hectares (102400 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 10 hectares (25 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Syrah , Tempranillo , Viognier |
Capay Valley AVA (recognized since December 20, 2002) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the northwest of the Yolo County administrative area and is bordered by Napa County , Lake County and Colusa Counties .
The protected designation of origin was established on the initiative of the largest winery in the region, the Capay Valley Vineyards.
Although temperatures are generally higher than in the Napa Valley AVA further north, the vines sprout almost two weeks later. Therefore the very late ripening grape varieties are not available in the area.
The grape varieties used come mainly from Bordeaux or the Rhône .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.176 Capay 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 on May 18, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Retrieved January 23, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Redwinebuzz.com (2007). "What's in a name: What's in a bottle?" ( Memento of the original from January 31, 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. . Last access to this page on May 18, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .