Clear Lake AVA
| Clear Lake AVA | |
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 The eponymous Clear Lake |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1984 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Lake County , North Coast AVA |
| Sub-regions: | Red Hills Lake County AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 2020 hectares (5000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Tempranillo |
| Number of wineries: | 36 |
Clear Lake AVA (recognized since May 8, 1984) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is in southwest Lake County . The protected designation of origin wine-growing region completely encloses Clear Lake . The water masses of California's largest freshwater reserve moderate the climate and the region is one of the coolest in the state. This is why early-ripening grape varieties such as Tempranillo and white Sauvignon Blanc can be successfully grown here.
The area of the Clear Lake AVA partially overlaps with the defined area of the Designation of Origin High Valley AVA .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.99 Clear Lake." ( 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 21, 2008.
- ^ A b c d Appellation America (2007) "Clear Lake (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 21, 2008
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .