Willow Creek AVA
| Willow Creek AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 2,448 hectares (6,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 4 hectares (10 acre) |
| Single-variety wines: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Merlot , Riesling |
| Number of wineries: | 2 |
Willow Creek AVA is a recognized wine-growing region in the US state of California since August 18, 1983 .
location
The vineyards are spread over the administrative districts of Humboldt County and Trinity County in northern California, near the city of Willow Creek . Within the Klamath Mountains area is the small vineyards part of the National Forest of the US Forest Service , the Six Rivers National Forest . Nowadays there are 4 hectares of vineyards and only two self- marketing winemakers who use this designation of origin . This was not always the case, as a few years ago five winegrowers shared around 12 hectares of vineyards.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.85 Willow Creek." ( Memento of February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last page view on October 7, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Appellation America (2007). "Willow Creek (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page view on October 7, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .