Puget Sound AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Puget Sound AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1995 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.131 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.151 Puget Sound."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Washington
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season = 210 days
climate region = Temperate, Maritime
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precipitation = convert|15|in|cm|0 to convert|60|in|cm|0
soil = Semi-permeable cemented subsoil
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planted = convert|100|acre|ha|0
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grapes = Madeleine Angevine, Madeleine Sylvaner, Muller Thurgau, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Siegerrebe, SyrahAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Puget-Sound.html "Puget Sound (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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wineries = 12
wine produced = Varietal, Sparkling wine, Dessert wine
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The Puget Sound AVA is an American Viticultural Area in western Washington state. It is the only AVA in the state of Washington that is located west of the Cascade Mountains. T. Parker "Discovering Washington Wines" pg 30 Raconteurs Press 2002 ISBN 0971925852 ]

Geography and climate

The AVA encompasses the entire Puget Sound area from the Canadian border to just south of Olympia. T. Parker "Discovering Washington Wines" pg 49 Raconteurs Press 2002 ISBN 0971925852 ]

Rainfall in the Puget Sound AVA ranges from convert|15|in|cm|0 to convert|60|in|cm|0 annually, which is similar to many European grape growing areas and the Willamette Valley AVA in Oregon. Most of that rainfall occurs in the winter time. Summers are mild, sunny and dry. Irrigation is a necessity in some of the drier locations. The AVA is suited to cool climate varieties such as Madeleine Angevine, Madeline Sylvaner, Muller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe with some clonal varieties of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris and Chardonnay growing well in warmer locations. Many new varieties show promise and are being tested at the Washington State University Mount Vernon Agricultural Research Station. Those include Regent, Zweigelt, Dornfelder and Garanoir.fact|date=January 2008

History

One of the earliest recorded plantings in the Puget Sound area was done in 1872 by an American Civil War veteran named Lambert Evans on Stretch Island, near modern day Allyn-Grapeview. Evan planted several varieties of "Vitis labrusca" there. T. Parker "Discovering Washington Wines" pg 7 Raconteurs Press 2002 ISBN 0971925852 ]

Wineries

The Puget Sound AVA contains many wineries, most of which get their grapes from Eastern Washington. There are about 12 wineries that either grow their own grapes or buy grapes from growers in the Puget Sound AVA.fact|date=January 2008

References

External links

* [http://pswg.org/ Puget Sounds Wine Growers Association]