Fair Play AVA
| Fair Play AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2001 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , El Dorado AVA , Sierra Foothills AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 140 hectares (350 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Grenache , Malbec , Merlot , Mourvèdre , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinotage , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Sousão , Syrah , Tinto Cão , Touriga Nacional , Viognier , Zinfandel |
Fair Play AVA (recognized since February 26, 2001) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is not far from the city of Sacramento , but in the administrative area of El Dorado County . The wine-growing area is completely enclosed by the El Dorado AVA and Sierra Foothills AVA . The vineyards are at an altitude of 600 m to 900 m above sea level. NN . This makes Fair Play the highest wine-growing region in California on average. The most important grape variety is Zinfandel , but the proportion of southern French and Italian grapes is steadily increasing.
climate
Because the area is 120 kilometers from the coast of the Pacific , it is often very hot in midsummer. The low humidity and the wind, which brings cool air in from the San Francisco Bay at night , make the stay bearable and viticulture at this altitude possible. There is a Mediterranean climate with mild, mostly humid winter and warm dry summer.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.168 Fair Play." ( 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 January 7, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Fair Play (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 7, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .