West Elks AVA
| West Elks AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2001 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Colorado |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 19,425 hectares (48,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Chardonnay , Gewürztraminer , Merlot , Riesling |
West Elks AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of Colorado recognized since March 6, 2001 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .
location
The American Viticultural Area West Elks is located near the community of Paonia in the Delta County administrative unit . The area is surrounded by mountains of the Rocky Mountains and can only be reached via mountain passes. It is named after the nearby West Elk Mountains.
The vineyards of West Elks are at altitudes of 1500 to 1950 meters above sea level, making them the highest in the northern hemisphere. Delta County has warm, sometimes hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In particular, the temperature differences between day and night are sometimes extreme and prolong the vegetation cycle of the vines. In summer it can get very cold at night despite high daytime temperatures. The precipitation (about 400–500 mm annually) is spread over the whole year, while the summer is slightly more humid.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.172 West Elks." ( 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 page view on October 25, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last page view on October 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "West Elks (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page view on October 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Bruce Cass and Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . 1st edition. Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .