Grand Valley AVA
| Grand Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1991 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Colorado |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 12,950 hectares (32,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Gewürztraminer , Malbec , Merlot , Nutmeg Ottonel , Orange Muscat , Pinot Gris , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Syrah , Viognier |
Grand Valley AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of Colorado recognized since November 25, 1991 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .
location
The American Viticultural Area Grand Valley is located west of the Grand Junction parish in Mesa County in the west of the state. The area lies within an intensely agricultural area called the Grand Valley along the Colorado River . The maximum 48 × 8 km area has been worked since the late 19th century and George A. Crawford planted the region's first commercial vineyard in 1890.
Today about 75 percent of all Colorado wineries are in the Grand Valley AVA. The vineyards of Grand Valley are distributed at altitudes of up to 1,400 meters above sea level. Mesa County has warm, sometimes hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In particular, the temperature differences between day and night are sometimes high and lengthen the vines' vegetation cycle. In summer it can get very cold at night despite high daytime temperatures. However, the risk of frost is reduced by good cold air drainage.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.137 Grand 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 page view on October 25, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last page view on October 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Grand Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page view on October 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Bruce Cass and Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . 1st edition. Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .