Paicines AVA
| Paicines AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1982 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , San Benito AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 17,353 hectares (42,880 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Arneis , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Malbec , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Syrah |
Paicines AVA (recognized since August 16, 1982) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the southeastern part of the San Benito County administrative area and is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and San Benito AVA . To the west of this are the Cienega Valley AVA and Lime Kiln Valley AVA .
Paicines is the warmest wine region in the San Benito area but still cooler than the areas further east in the Central Valley .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.39 Paicines." ( 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 25, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Paicines (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .