Sierra Foothills AVA
| Sierra Foothills AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Sub-regions: | California Shenandoah Valley AVA , El Dorado AVA , Fair Play AVA , Fiddletown AVA , North Yuba AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 1,052,100 hectares (2,600,000 acre) |
| Planted acreage: | 2306 hectares (5700 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Zinfandel , Cabernet Sauvignon , Syrah , Chardonnay , Merlot , Barbera |
Sierra Foothills AVA (recognized since November 18, 1987) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area lies at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains . Grapevines were planted during the California gold rush in the early 1850s. The area has more than 100 mostly family-run wine-growing businesses.
The Sierra Foothills AVA spans six administrative areas: Amador County , Calaveras County , El Dorado County , Mariposa County , Nevada County, and Yuba County . With an inscribed area of 10,521 km², this designation of origin is one of the largest American Viticultural Areas in California. The vineyards are at an altitude of 450 to 900 m above sea level. NN .
The most important grape varieties are Zinfandel , Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah .
climate
Since the area is about 150 kilometers from the coast of the Pacific , it is often very hot in midsummer. The low humidity and the wind, which brings cool air in from the San Francisco Bay at night , make the stay bearable and viticulture at this altitude possible. There is a Mediterranean climate with mild, mostly humid winter and warm dry summer.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Wine Institute, The. (2007). "The Appellations Of California Wine: Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, Delta, and Sierra Foothills" ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Last access to this page January 7, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .