Yamhill-Carlton District AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Yamhill-Carlton District AVA


caption =
official name =
other name =
type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2004 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.163 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.183 Yamhill-Carlton District."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
wine years =
country = USA
part of = Oregon, Willamette Valley AVA
similar =
sub regions =
season =
climate region =
heat units =
precipitation =
soil =
total size = convert|60000|acre|ha|0Willamette Valley Wineries (2008). [http://www.willamettewines.com/avas.shtml "Willamette Valley AVAs"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
planted = convert|1200|acre|ha|0
vineyards =
grapes = Chardonnay, Dolcetto, Early Muscat, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot NoirAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/YasmhillCarlton-District.html "Yamhill-Carlton District (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
varietals =
wineries =
wine produced =
designation =
comments =

The Yamhill-Carlton District AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in both Washington County and Yamhill County, Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Willamette Valley AVA, and surrounds the towns of Carlton and Yamhill. The mountain ridges surrounding the district form a horseshoe shape, and most of the vineyards are located on south-facing slopes. The AVA includes only land between convert|200|ft|m|0 and convert|1000|ft|m|0 above sea level where marine sediments are some of the oldest soils in the Willamette Valley and create unique conditions for viticulture. The region is in the rain shadow of the convert|3500|ft|m|-2 Oregon Coast Range, a short distance to the west.

References