South Coast AVA
| South Coast AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1985 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Sub-regions: | Cucamonga Valley AVA , Malibu-Newton Canyon AVA , Ramona Valley AVA , Saddle Rock-Malibu AVA , San Pasqual Valley AVA , Temecula Valley AVA |
| Planted acreage: | 1210 hectares (3000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Merlot , Montepulciano , Muscat Canelli , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinot Gris , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Symphony , Syrah , Tempranillo , Trebbiano , Viognier , Zinfandel |
South Coast AVA (recognized since November 21, 1985) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California . The area is located in the western, coastal part of the three administrative areas Los Angeles County , Orange County and San Diego County between the cities of Los Angeles in the north and San Diego on the Mexican border in the south. This large area was divided into a number of smaller sub-regions in order to take account of the terroir concept. However, the common denominator of all sub-regions is that the hot climate is moderate due to the proximity to the coast of the Pacific Ocean .
In the three American Viticultural Areas South Coast, Central Coast AVA and North Coast AVA , all of California's coastal wine-growing regions are combined.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.104 South Coast." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 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. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "South Coast (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .