Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
| Santa Lucia Highlands AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1992, revised in 2006 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , Central Coast AVA , Monterey AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 8,903 hectares (22,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 931 hectares (2,300 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Malbec , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Roussanne , Syrah , Viognier |
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA (recognized since May 15, 1992) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the eastern part of the administrative area of Monterey County and is part of the parent Central Coast AVA and the Monterey AVA , southeast of Salinas . The wine-growing region lies at the foot of the Santa Lucia Range along the Salinas Valley and is not far from the town of Soledad . In the south of the appellation, the Arroyo Seco AVA wine-growing region adjoins. The vineyards are not over 350 m above sea level. NN and are therefore still cooled by the morning coastal mists of the Pacific . The higher areas are thus warmer than the valley areas. More than half of the area under vines is planted with the Chardonnay grape variety .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.139 Santa Lucia Highlands." ( 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 accessed January 29, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on January 29, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Santa Lucia Highlands (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 .