Carmel Valley AVA
| Carmel Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1982 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3720 hectares (19200 acre) |
| Planted acreage: | 120 hectares (300 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Aleatico , Alicante Bouschet , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Grenache , Malbec , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinot Noir , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Syrah , Zinfandel |
Carmel Valley AVA (recognized since December 14, 1982) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the administrative area of Monterey County , southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea . The wine-growing region lies within the Santa Lucia Range along the Carmel River . The vineyards are mostly above 300 m above sea level. NN and are therefore not cooled by the coastal mists of the Pacific . The mountain locations are thus warmer than the valley locations. Therefore, mostly late-ripening grape varieties are grown.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.58 Carmel Valley." ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Carmel Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Hallwag , Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 (886 pages, English: The Oxford companion to wine . Translated by Wolfgang Kissel).