Lime Kiln Valley AVA
| Lime Kiln Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1982, revised in 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , San Benito AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 930 hectares (2300 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Mourvedre , Zinfandel |
Lime Kiln Valley AVA (recognized June 4, 1982) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the western part of the administrative area of San Benito County and is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and San Benito AVA . Immediately to the south of this is the Cienega Valley AVA .
The sandy loam soil is interspersed with pebbles and rests on a base of limestone and dolomite . The summer daytime temperatures are 29–35 ° C so that late-ripening grape varieties are used here. The wine-growing region is particularly known for its old Mourvèdre vines.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.27 Lime Kiln 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 Appellation America (2007). "Lime Kiln (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 .