Ramona Valley AVA
| Ramona Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2005 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , South Coast AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 36,000 hectares (89,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 25 hectares (62 acres) |
| Number of vineyards: | 20th |
| Single-variety wines: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Chardonnay , Malbec , Merlot , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Tempranillo , Viognier |
| Number of wineries: | 12 |
Ramona Valley AVA (recognized since December 7, 2005) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in San Diego County , approximately 45 km northeast of the city of San Diego . It was the 162nd American Viticultural to be recognized by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau as a protected designation of origin in the United States. The area covers nearly 36,000 hectares of recognized area around the city of Ramona . The climate is dry with an annual rainfall of 420 mm and viticulture is only supported by the altitude of the area at almost 430 m above sea level. NN allows.
Located in the parent South Coast AVA , the Ramona Valley was the third AVA to be defined in Southern California after the San Pasqual Valley AVA in 1981 and Temecula Valley AVA in 1986. The area lies midway between the Pacific Ocean and the Colorado Desert .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.191 Ramona Valley." ( 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 23 January 2008.
- ↑ Appelation America website ; Last page view April 28, 2009.
Web links
- Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau - Definition of Territory - English Language
- Ramona Vineyard Association - English language
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 2nd Edition. Hallwag , Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 (886 pages, English: The Oxford companion to wine . Translated by Wolfgang Kissel).