San Pasqual Valley AVA
| San Pasqual Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1981 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , South Coast AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3,640 hectares (9,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Merlot , Sangiovese , Syrah , Viognier |
San Pasqual Valley AVA (recognized since September 23, 1981) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is in the administrative area of San Diego County . The area is the fourth oldest American Viticultural Area (Protected Designation of Origin ) in the United States. Due to the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean , the mean daytime temperatures rarely rise above 35 ° C. Together with a sufficiently high temperature gradient between day and night and the stony subsoil, a microclimate is created that still enables viticulture and in which the vines maintain a good acid structure. The most important varieties are Grenache , Merlot , Sangiovese , Syrah , Tempranillo and Viognier .
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.25 San Pasqual 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 21, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page 23 January 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "San Pasqual Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page 23 January 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .