Spring Mountain District AVA
| Spring Mountain District AVA | |
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 The cooling mist that reaches as far as the Spring Mountain District |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1993 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Napa Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres ) |
| Single-variety wines: | Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Lemberger , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Petite Sirah , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Noir , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Valdiguié , Zinfandel |
Spring Mountain District AVA (recognized since May 13, 1993) is a wine-growing region in the US state of California and is part of the national Napa Valley AVA . The vineyards were often terraced on the slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains in the northwest of the Napa Valley near the towns of Calistoga , Rutherford and St. Helena .
The vineyards are at an altitude of 122 to 792 m above sea level. NN and thus significantly higher than the rest of the Napa Valley . The wine-growing region, officially recognized on May 13, 1993, is therefore not reached by the morning and evening cooling mists of the region, but benefits every evening from the cooling winds of the Bay of San Pablo .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.143 Spring Mountain District." ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2008 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 page view 23 December 2007.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Spring Mountain District (AVA): Appellation Description" ( Memento of the original dated November 1, 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 page view 23 December 2007.
