Santa Clara Valley AVA

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name = Santa Clara Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1989 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.106 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.126 Santa Clara Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Central Coast AVA, San Francisco Bay AVA
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sub regions = Pacheco Pass AVA, San Ysidro District AVA
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total size = convert|332800|acre|ha|0Wine Institute (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 24, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chardonnay, Grenache, Grignolino, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Petite Sirah, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Semillon, Syrah, ZinfandelAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Santa-Clara-Valley.html "Santa Clara Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 24, 2008.]
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The Santa Clara Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Clara County, California. The area served an important role in the early history of California wine and was home to the pioneer winemakers Paul Masson and Charles Lefranc. The growth of the technology sector in the region saw the area christened as Silicon Valley with vineyards being uprooted to make way for urban development. Today the majority of the remaining vineyards are found west of the Santa Cruz Mountains near San Jose. The AVA is home to two smaller AVAs, Pacheco Pass AVA and San Ysidro District AVA. J. Robinson "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 608 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0198609906 ]

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