Mokelumne River AVA
| Mokelumne River AVA | |
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 The Mokelumne River near Lodi |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Lodi AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 35,410 hectares (87,500 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 16,997 hectares (42,000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Flame Tokay , Zinfandel |
Mokelumne River AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of California that has been recognized since July 17, 2006 . The area extends to the administrative area of San Joaquin County . The protected designation of origin is a sub-zone of the superior Lodi AVA and is located in the southwest of this region. The town of Lodi and the communities of Woodbridge and Acampo are in the defined zone of the wine-growing region. The American Viticultural Area was named after the Mokelumne River , which rises in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and flows into the San Joaquin River . The wine-growing region is drained by the Mokelumne River and its tributary, the Cosumnes River . The soil consists of sandy and loamy alluvial land . Sufficient rainfall and the ability of the soil to store moisture enable viticulture here without irrigation .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9,200 Mokelumne River." ( 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.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Mokelumne River (AVA): Appellation Description" ( Memento of the original from January 31, 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. . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b Rieger, Ted (2003). "Subdividing Lodi — Proposal Supported for 7 Sub-AVAs" . Wine Business Monthly . Edition August 2003.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .