For many years, the grape growers and winemakers on the western Mayacamas range wished they had a way to differentiate themselves from those in the lower elevations of Sonoma Valley. In October of 2013, they got their wish when the…
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Exploring the Moon Mountain Sonoma AVA
Tagged with: American Viticultural Areas, California, Mayacamas, Moon Mountain District, North Coast AVA, San Pablo Bay, Sonoma
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Taking Wine to New Heights in Washington
American Viticultural Areas are the U.S. equivalent of wine appellations in France. In order to gain AVA status, an area must be shown to possess unique characteristics that separate it from neighboring areas. In some cases, it’s the general environment.…
Tagged with: American Viticultural Areas, AVA, Columbia Valley, Naches Heights, Pacific Northwest, Phil Cline, Pinot Gris, PNW, Riesling, Syrah, Washington
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The Secrets of Bell Mountain, the First AVA in Texas
Given California’s place in the wine world today, you might think that it was the first state where Franciscan priests established vineyards. That’s what I’d always assumed… until I did a little digging. It turns out that during the 17th…
Tagged with: American Viticultural Areas, AVA, Bell Mountain, Hill Country, missionaries, Texas, travel, Vineyards
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