Stags Leap District AVA

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name = Stags Leap District AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1989Code of Federal Regulations. [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1bff23721f73118153a4957b609abb1f;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.97 "§ 9.117 Stags Leap District."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Napa County, Napa Valley AVA
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total size = convert|2700|acre|km2|0Stags Leap Winegrowers Association (2007). [http://www.stagsleapdistrict.com/v1/visitorGuide.php?sessionID=LyOuyhckNUuhjopI "Visit the District"] . Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.]
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varietals = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Zinfandel
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The Stags Leap District AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within the Napa Valley AVA convert|6|mi|km|1 north of the city of Napa, California. The Stags Leap District was the first appellation to be designated an AVA based on the unique "terroir" characteristics of its soil. The soil of this region include loam and clay sediments from the Napa River and volcanic soil deposits left over from erosion of the Vaca Mountains. Like many Napa Valley AVAs, Stags Leap District is particularly known for it Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1976 at the Judgement of Paris wine tasting, the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet from this AVA won first place in the red wine category, beating out classified Bordeaux estates.Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Stags-Leap-District.html "Stags Leap District (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.]

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