Texas High Plains AVA
| Texas High Plains AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1993 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Texas |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3,200,000 hectares (8,000,000 acre) |
| Planted acreage: | 1,300 hectares (3500 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Grenache , Malbec , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Orange Muscat , Pinot Noir , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Syrah , Tempranillo , Viognier |
The Texas High Plains AVA (recognized March 2, 1993) is a wine-growing region in the US state of Texas . The area is in the Texas Panhandle . The defined area of the Denomination of Origin is the second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas. The theoretical area is more than 3,200,000 hectares. Most of the vineyards are located on flat terrain at an altitude between 910 m and 1220 m above sea level. NN . Since the annual rainfall is usually insufficient for growing vines in the semi-arid climate, the winegrowers are dependent on irrigation of the soil. The irrigation system, which was created primarily for the cultivation of cotton, is fed by the underground Ogallala aquifer .
Six local wineries are currently bottling wines under the name Texas High Plains. There are also a number of businesses that are outside the defined region and buy grape material from there and market them under the designation of origin. These establishments are mostly located near the city of Lubbock .
geology
The oldest layers of the plateau were formed towards the end of the Paleozoic about 251 million years ago. Towards the end of the Mesozoic , around 70 million years ago, when the Rocky Mountains began to form, and during the Cenozoic, when the elevation of the Rocky Mountains was completed around 30 million years ago, the overlying layers of the Llano Estacado formed.
During the erosion of the Rocky Mountains by the weather, more and more rubble was carried into the east-facing plains. The canyons and rock formations that border the Llano Estacado were created through erosion and new rivers .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.144 Texas High Plains." ( 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 access to this page January 2, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 2, 2008.
- ^ The Wine Growing Regions of Texas . Texas Wine / Texas Dept. of Agriculture. 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
- ↑ List of Wineries by County . Wine Society of Texas. 2006. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. 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. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
