Clarksburg AVA
| Clarksburg AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1984 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Sub-regions: | Merritt Island AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 26,140 hectares (64,640 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 3,643 hectares (9,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Albariño , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Gewürztraminer , Grenache Blanc , Malvasia , Merlot , Orange Muscat , Petite Sirah , Pinot Gris , Riesling , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Tempranillo , Verdelho , Viognier |
Clarksburg AVA (recognized since January 23, 1984) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area extends within the Sacramento Valley over the three administrative areas of Sacramento County , Solano County and Yolo County . The area is near the town of Clarksburg . The floors are heavy. They consist of dense limestone and clay soils and thus have a cooling effect. Fog and sea breezes from San Francisco Bay make for a relatively cool climate compared to Sacramento . 90% of the grape harvest is not processed on site, but distributed to large wineries in the surrounding area, as there are hardly any wineries in the Clarksburg AVA despite the size of the vineyards (at least slightly more than the German wine-growing region Rheingau ) .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.95 Clarksburg." ( 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 January 29, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Clarksburg (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .