McDowell Valley AVA
| McDowell Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1981, revised 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Mendocino AVA , Mendocino County , North Coast AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 220 hectares (540 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Grenache , Grenache Gris , Petite Sirah , Sauvignon Blanc , Sousão , Syrah , Touriga Nacional , Zinfandel |
| Number of wineries: | 1 |
McDowell Valley AVA (recognized February 27, 1981) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is in the Mendocino County administrative area . The wine-growing region with a protected designation of origin is located on a hillside above the Russian River at an altitude of about 350 m. Compared to the surrounding area, the climate is cooler and thus enables commercial viticulture. There is currently only one winery within the wine region, the McDowell Valley Winery. The remaining vines are processed by goods outside the region of origin.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.36 McDowell 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 on January 21, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Appellation America (2007). "McDowell Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 21, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .