Hames Valley AVA
| Hames Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1994 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , Monterey AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 4,144 hectares (10,240 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 809 hectares (2000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Alicante Bouschet , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Sauvignon Blanc , Teroldego , Tinto Cão , Touriga Nacional |
Hames Valley AVA (recognized since March 25, 1994) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the eastern part of the administrative area of Monterey County and is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and the Monterey AVA . The area is on the slopes of the Santa Lucia Range at the southern end of the Salinas Valley . The soil consists mainly of slate and clay . The climate is usually warmer than within the Monterey AVA. Apart from the classic grape varieties of Bordeaux such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can also find varieties for the production of the Portuguese port wine serve as Tinto Cão and Touriga Nacional.
Further south, the designations of origin Paso Robles AVA and York Mountain AVA follow.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.147 Hames 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 January 25, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Hames Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .