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St. Helena is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Napa Valley, centered in and around the town of St. Helena, California.It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on October 11, 1995, after the ATF received a petition from Mr. Charles A. Carpy, Chairman of the St. Helena Appellation Committee, proposing to establish a new viticultural area in Napa ...
St. Helena is a popular tourist destination, owing to its vineyards and culinary scene. The city is the center of St. Helena American Viticultural Area (AVA), which expands 9,060 acres (14 sq mi) of the Napa Valley with over 400 vineyards encompassing 6,800 acres (2,800 ha) of cultivation. [9] St.
In 1861 Charles Krug established another of Napa Valley's first commercial wineries in St. Helena. [9] By 1880, its first great period of prominence, the Napa Valley had 443 vineyards with a thousand or more vines each. Of these major holdings, 72 were in the Calistoga district, 126 were in Napa City and 245 in the St. Helena area.
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]
June 22, 1972 (3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of St. Helena off CA 128: St. Helena: 6: Bank of Napa: Bank of Napa: June 18, 1992 (903 Main St. and 908 Brown St. Napa
Type: American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1993 [1]: Country: United States: Part of: Napa Valley AVA: Other regions in Napa Valley AVA: Atlas Peak AVA, Calistoga AVA, Chiles Valley AVA, Diamond Mountain District AVA, Howell Mountain AVA, Los Carneros AVA, Mt. Veeder AVA, Coombsville AVA Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA, Oakville AVA, Rutherford AVA, St. Helena AVA, Stags Leap ...
Formally declared a Napa appellation in 1993 there are currently 24 wineries and over 5,000 acres (20 km 2) of vineyard located within the boundary of the Oakville AVA. The Robert Mondavi Winery is located between Oakville and Rutherford, California (though its corporate headquarters are in nearby St. Helena). To Kalon was part of Mondavi's ...
St. Helena — a city of the upper Napa Valley, in Napa County, California. Subcategories. ... Spring Mountain Vineyard; St. Helena AVA; Stony Hill Vineyard; Sutter ...