San Francisco Bay AVA
| San Francisco Bay AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1999, revised in 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA |
| Sub-regions: | Livermore Valley AVA , Pacheco Pass AVA , San Ysidro District AVA , Santa Clara Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 634,000 hectares (1566713 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Grenache , Mourvèdre , Petite Syrah , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Syrah , Zinfandel |
San Francisco Bay AVA (recognized since January 20, 1999) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes the administrative areas of Alameda County , Contra Costa County , Santa Clara County , San Francisco County and San Mateo Counties, as well as sub-areas of the Santa Cruz County and San Benito County administrative areas . The area of the 1999 founded appellation is east of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA and in the northern extension of the Monterey AVA . The over 630,000 hectare region is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and is divided into four sub-regions: Livermore Valley AVA , Pacheco Pass AVA , San Ysidro District AVA and Santa Clara Valley AVA .
See also
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.157 San Francisco Bay." ( 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.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "San Francisco Bay (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
