Cucamonga Valley AVA
| Cucamonga Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1995 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , South Coast AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 405 hectares (1000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Aleatico , Alicante Bouschet , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chasselas , Grenache , Merlot , Mission , Mourvèdre , Palomino , Pedro Ximénez , Petite Sirah , Syrah , Zinfandel |
Cucamonga Valley AVA (recognized since March 31, 1995) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the administrative areas of San Bernardino County and Riverside Counties , approximately 70 km east of the city of Los Angeles . Viticulture has been a tradition in the Cucamonga Valley since 1838. Shortly before Prohibition in 1920, the Cucamonga Valley produced more grape material than the two now known areas of Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley combined. Prohibition as well as the urban expansion of Los Angeles on the one hand and Orange County on the other hand strongly affected viticulture. The Cucamonga Valley has a very warm climate and the daytime temperatures in summer are often over 38 ° C, so that mostly grape varieties from southern Europe are used here. The soil consists of sandy alluvial land.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.150 Cucamonga 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 23 January 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Cucamonga Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page 23 January 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .