San Ysidro District AVA
| San Ysidro District AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1990 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , San Francisco Bay AVA , Santa Clara Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 947 hectares (2340 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Merlot |
San Ysidro District AVA (recognized since November 15, 1990) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is in the administrative area of Santa Clara County . The region is part of the parent Central Coast AVA , San Francisco Bay AVA, and Santa Clara Valley AVA . The wine-growing region lies at the foot of the Diablo Range of hills . The climate of the San Ysidro District is significantly cooler than other areas of the Santa Clara Valley . The vineyards are cooled by the sea breezes from the Pacific over the Pajaro River , so that the early ripening grape variety Merlot can be grown here.
See also
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.130 San Ysidro District." ( 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 Ysidro District (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
