Merritt Island AVA
| Merritt Island AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983, revised in 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Clarksburg AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 2,023 hectares (5000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Chardonnay |
Merritt Island AVA (recognized since May 17, 1983) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area extends over the administrative area of Yolo County . The protected designation of origin is a sub-zone of the superordinate Clarksburg AVA .
Merritt Island is a 2023-acre island in the Sacramento River delta , just ten kilometers south of the city of Sacramento . The soil consists of a heavy and fertile clay soil . The cooling sea breezes from the nearby San Francisco Bay and the frequent early morning fog create a cool maritime climate that benefits the early ripening grape variety Chardonnay. Most of the vines are not processed in the AVA area.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.68 Merritt Island." ( 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 29, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Merritt Island (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .