Madera AVA
| Madera AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1984, with legislative revisions in 1985 and 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 93,078 hectares (230,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 15,378 hectares (38,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carménère , Chardonnay , Colombard , Grenache , Malbec , Malvasia , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Muscat d'Alexandrie , Orange Muscat , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Riesling , Souzao , Syrah , Tinta Cao , Tinta Madeira , Touriga Nacional , Valdiguié , Viognier , Zinfandel |
Madera AVA (recognized since December 12, 1984) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is predominantly in the eponymous administrative area Madera County , but also in the north of Fresno County .
With a recognized area of over 93,000 hectares (230,000 acres), of which more than 15,300 hectares (38,000 acres) are planted with vines, the region in the heart of the Central Valley is one of the largest vine producers in California. Almost 10 percent of the berry material from California is harvested here. A very warm climate combined with high -yielding grape varieties and adequate irrigation enables the growers to achieve maximum yields at the expense of good quality. A large part of the harvest therefore goes into the production of inexpensive bottle wines , which are called jug wine here. Only a few producers bottle wines under the name of the protected designation of origin Madera AVA.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.92 Maderas." ( 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 on May 18, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on May 18, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Madera (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on May 18, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . Tandem, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .