By nature, of course they are. When we start to ask smaller regions to distinguish themselves from one another without ANY ambiguity allowed, we may find it difficult to distinguish the large ones for truly solid reasons as well.
It's a slippery slope. And with so much personal interest locked into the classifications of the different AVAs, attempting to place hard, factual, solid regulations upon a concept that is anything but is an impossible task. I say why try? Drink, enjoy, and be happy that people are taking enough pride in where they make wine to put their region on a map.
Wineries built after are not grandfathered under the brand name clause and must follow federal regulations that require 85 percent of the wine to be made from grapes within the AVA if the AVA is stated on the bottle. The legislation took six years of legal challenges before it was implemented. Although the law only applies to wines from California, the issue went all the way to the U.
Supreme Court. One large winery in particular, Napa Ridge, used grapes from throughout California for its wines. It was a truth-in-advertising issue. The majority of surveyed consumers believe that the wine region is an important wine-buying decision factor and that the region is extremely important in determining wine quality, she said.
Promoting both Napa Valley and the sub-AVA allows the consumer to be comfortable at whatever wine knowledge level they are interested in, she said. I encourage you [Washington wine producers] to drill down as small as you can. Consumers love to know where things are from.
Our wine of the month club is a great way to expand your AVA knowledge as we include detailed information on the region where each featured winery is located. Established in , this is the narrowest part of the Napa Valley, and the most historic. In , Charles Krug opened the first commercial winery in Napa Valley here.
The Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains reflect the heat onto the mostly fogless and windless valley floor, creating the soaring summer temperatures so critical to ripening Cabernet Sauvignon.
Helena wines are known for their excellent balance of power and elegance. With single-vineyard or vineyard-designate wines, you know the precise terroir. For example, the Yewell Vineyard in St. Helena is a tiny property on Ehlers Lane that is rocky and well drained.
It produces intense, small-berried clusters that produce similarly intense wines. Shortest name? Lodi with 4 characters. Most words? Antelope Valley of the California High Desert with 7 words.
Includes land in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois.
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