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Wine region: Type: American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1985 [1] Country: United States: Part of: California: Sub-regions: Ramona Valley AVA, San Luis Rey AVA, San Pasqual Valley AVA, Temecula Valley AVA: Climate region: Region I-V [1] Total area: 1,800 sq mi (1,200,000 acres) [1] Size of planted vineyards: 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) [2 ...
The Santa Ynez Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Barbara County, California established on May 16, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after approving a petition submitted by Firestone Vineyard, a bounded winery in Los Olivos, California.
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
The wine industry is a major part of the Santa Ynez Valley's economy. The Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association lists over 70 wineries and tasting rooms on their website. Besides grapes, the valley also has numerous apple farms, many of them with roadside apple stands or "pick your own" programs.
The Leona Valley AVA is an American Viticulture Area (AVA) in northeastern Los Angeles County, California. It is located in Leona Valley within the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Southern California . The 13.4-square-mile (35 km 2 ) Leona Valley American Viticulture Area was established on October 29, 2008 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade ...
Type: American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1985 [1] 1999 Amended [2] 2006 Amended [3]: Country: United States: Part of: California: Sub-regions: Alisos Canyon AVA, Arroyo Grande Valley AVA, Arroyo Seco AVA, Ben Lomond Mountain AVA, Carmel Valley AVA, Chalone AVA, Cienega Valley AVA, Edna Valley AVA, Hames Valley AVA, Lime Kiln Valley AVA, Lamorinda AVA, Livermore Valley AVA, Monterey ...
Sonoma Coast AVA; Wine region: Type: American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1987 [1]: Country: United States: Part of: California, North Coast AVA, Sonoma County: Sub-regions: Chalk Hill AVA, Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA, Los Carneros AVA, Northern Sonoma AVA, Petaluma Gap AVA, Russian River Valley AVA, Sonoma Valley AVA
British wine connoisseur, merchant and founder of France's first private wine school, L'Academie du Vin, Steven Spurrier, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 where renown French oenophiles participated in a blind tasting to judge the best wines from California's wine regions and France's prestigious Bordeaux and Burgundy regions. [8]