North Coast AVA
| North Coast AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Sub-regions: | List of North Coast AVAs |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3,000,000 acre (12,000 km²) |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Chardonnay , Dolcetto , Gamay , Gewürztraminer , Lagrein , Malbec , Marselan , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Syrah , Valdiguié , Verdelho , Viognier , Zinfandel |
North Coast AVA (recognized since September 21, 1983) is a supraregional wine - growing region in the US state of California . The area extends north of San Francisco over the six administrative divisions Lake County , Marin County , Mendocino County , Napa County , Sonoma County and Solano County . This huge region covers an area of more than 12,000 km² and is divided into an abundance of smaller sub-regions. All sub-regions have in common that they benefit from the cooling mists of the Pacific Ocean .
Subregions
In order to take account of the terroir concept, the huge area was divided into an abundance of small AVAs. The following designations of origin are currently defined:
Alexander Valley AVA , Anderson Valley AVA , Atlas Peak AVA , Benmore Valley AVA , Los Carneros AVA , Chalk Hill AVA , Chiles Valley AVA , Clear Lake AVA , Cole Ranch AVA , Covelo AVA , Diamond Mountain District AVA , Dos Rios AVA , Dry Creek Valley AVA , Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA , Guenoc Valley AVA , High Valley AVA , Howell Mountain AVA , Knights Valley AVA , McDowell Valley AVA , Mendocino AVA , Mendocino Ridge AVA , Mt. Veeder AVA , Napa Valley AVA , Northern Sonoma AVA , Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA , Oakville AVA , Potter Valley AVA , Red Hills Lake County AVA , Redwood Valley AVA , Rockpile AVA , Russian River Valley AVA , Rutherford AVA , Solano County Green Valley AVA , Sonoma Coast AVA , Sonoma Mountain AVA , Sonoma Valley AVA , Spring Mountain District AVA , St. Helena AVA , Stags Leap District AVA , Suisun Valley AVA , Wild Horse Valley AVA , Yorkville Highlands AVA , Yountville AVA .
Counties
Under American law, every county in the United States has Protected Designation of Origin status. If you find the name North Coast or the name of a county on the label, the wine is usually made as a mixture of different subordinate growing regions.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.30 North Coast." ( 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 January 4, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "North Coast (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .