Rattlesnake Hills AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Rattlesnake Hills AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2006 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=bff700d0bbb2a632948b70fe7e91d7d4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.173 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.193 Rattlesnake Hills."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
wine years = since 1968
country = USA
part of = Columbia Valley AVA, Washington, Yakima Valley AVA
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climate region = Region II
heat units = 2600 - 3000
precipitation = convert|7|in|cm|0
soil = silt loam
total size = convert|68500|acre|ha|0
planted = convert|1500|acre|ha|0
vineyards = 29
grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Petite Sirah, Riesling, Semillon, ViognierAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rattlesnake-Hills.html "Rattlesnake Hills (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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wine produced = Varietal, Dessert wine, Meritage
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The Rattlesnake Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Yakima County, Washington. The AVA is entirely contained within the Yakima Valley AVA, which is in turn is entirely contained within the larger Columbia Valley AVA. The hills form the northern boundary of Yakima Valley, and the AVA includes land between the north bank of the Sunnyside Canal and the entirety of the southern slopes of the Rattlesnake Hills between Outlook and the Wapato Dam. The AVA is centered around the city of Zillah. With elevations ranging from convert|850|ft|m|0 to convert|3085|ft|m|0, this AVA contains the highest point in the Yakima Valley AVA

Vineyards

Vineyards in Rattlesnake Hills AVA include the Morrison Vineyard, planted in 1968 to Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon for Chateau Ste. Michelle. It is the oldest vineyard in the AVA. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, the Hyatt Vineyard, Whisky Canyon, Outlook, and the Portteus Vineyard were also planted.

See also

*Washington wine

References