San Antonio Valley AVA
| San Antonio Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2006 |
| Viticulture tradition since: | 1771 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , Monterey AVA |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Roussanne , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Zinfandel |
San Antonio Valley AVA (recognized June 8, 2006) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the east of the Santa Clara County administrative area in the San Antonio Valley . Viticulture has been a tradition in the San Antonio Valley since 1771, when the first vineyard was planted near a mission station. San Antonio Valley has a very warm climate and is protected by the Santa Lucia Mountains to the west . Coming from the north, the cooling sea breezes of Monterey Bay can cool the area and the artificially dammed Lake San Antonio moderates the climate. The climate is comparable to the great Paso Robles AVA and the area is known for grape varieties that mainly come from Bordeaux and the Rhône in France.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.194 San Antonio Valley." ( 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. Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "San Antonio Valley (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 .