Texas Hill Country AVA
| Texas Hill Country AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1991, revised 1993 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Texas |
| Sub-regions: | Bell Mountain AVA , Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 3,640,000 hectares (9,000,000 acre) |
| Planted acreage: | 300 hectares (800 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Alicante Bouschet , Blanc du Bois , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Colombard , Malbec , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Norton , Petit Verdot , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon , Syrah , Tannat , Tempranillo , Tinta Madeira , Touriga Nacional , Viognier , Zinfandel |
Texas Hill Country AVA (recognized November 29, 1991) is a wine-growing region in the US state of Texas . The area is located in the Texas Hill Country north of the city of San Antonio and west of Austin .
This wine-growing area is the second largest American Viticultural Area , and theoretically extends over 36,400 km². The actual planted area under vines is, however, a low 300 hectares. German immigrant influence is omnipresent within the Texas Hill Country. Due to the warm climate, however, the immigrants could not set any accents in viticulture, as the German grape varieties are not suitable for the local climatic conditions. In Texas are mainly grape varieties from southern France , Spain and Italy in use.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.136 Texas Hill Country." ( 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 Appellation America (2007). "Texas Hill Country (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.
