Rockpile AVA
| Rockpile AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2002 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Dry Creek Valley AVA , North Coast AVA , Northern Sonoma AVA , Sonoma County |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 6,230 hectares (15400 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 65 hectares (160 acre) |
| Number of vineyards: | 11 |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Petite Sirah , Zinfandel |
| Number of wineries: | 7th |
Rockpile AVA (recognized February 28, 2002) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California and is part of the larger areas of Dry Creek Valley AVA , North Coast AVA and Northern Sonoma AVA . The area is located in the northwestern part of the Sonoma County administrative area , northwest of the township of Healdsburg . Rockpile AVA was Sonoma County's twelfth recognized Denomination of Origin.
The vineyards of the eleven individual layers created so far are at least 240 m above sea level. NN .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.173 Rockpile." ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Boyd, Gerald (2003). "Rockpile: Where Brawny Reds Rule" ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2006 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. . Wine News . Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Rockpile (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 .