Los Carneros AVA
| Los Carneros AVA | |
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 Part of the Los Carneros Denomination of Origin |
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| Other names: | Carneros AVA |
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983, revised in 1987 and 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Napa Valley AVA , North Coast AVA , Sonoma Coast AVA , Sonoma Valley AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 440 hectares (1100 acres) |
| Single-variety wines: | Albarino , Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Dolcetto , Gewürztraminer , Grenache , Malbec , Marsanne , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Nebbiolo , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Roussanne , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Tempranillo , Tocai Friulano , Vernaccia , Viognier , Zinfandel |
Los Carneros AVA (also known as Carneros AVA ) is an American wine region which extends over the districts of Sonoma County and Napa County extends in California. The area is north of San Pablo Bay and is Napa County's southernmost Denomination of Origin . The cool breezes from the nearby bay and often cool fog create a microclimate similar to that of the nearby Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA , which is clearly different from the hot climate of the regions further north of Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley . Early ripening grape varieties such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay thrive here. The wines have a strong acid structure and are often used as the base wine for the production of sparkling wine .
Los Carneros is on the list of the American Viticultural Area and is part of the Wine Country as well as the larger Napa Valley AVA , North Coast AVA , Sonoma Coast AVA and Sonoma Valley AVA .
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.140 Los Carneros." ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2008 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 accessed on October 30, 2007.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Carneros ~ Los Carneros (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page accessed on October 30, 2007.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .