Pacheco Pass AVA
| Pacheco Pass AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1984 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , San Francisco Bay AVA , Santa Clara Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 1,295 hectares (3200 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Black Muscat , Chardonnay , Merlot , Zinfandel |
| Number of wineries: | 1 |
Pacheco Pass AVA (recognized since March 12, 1984) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is within the administrative divisions of Santa Clara County and San Benito County . The region is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and San Francisco Bay AVA . The Pacheco Pass is a 15 miles long corridor with the San Francisco Bay Area to the west and the San Joaquin Valley to the east.
The California State Route 152 runs right through the vineyards. Pacheco Pass received the status of an American Viticultural Area on the initiative of the Zanger family, who to this day are the only wineries in the region that operate Zanger Vineyards .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.88 Pacheco Pass." ( 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 c Appellation America (2007). "Pacheco Pass (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 .