Texas Hill Country AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Texas Hill Country AVA

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caption = A vineyard near Johnson City, Texas
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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1991 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.116 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.136 Texas Hill Country."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007.]
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country = USA
part of = Texas
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sub regions = Bell Mountain AVA, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA
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total size = convert|9000000|acre|km2|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-Hill-Country.html "Texas Hill Country (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Nov. 14, 2007.]
planted = convert|800|acre|km2|0
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grapes = Alicante Bouschet, Blanc du Bois, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Colombard, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Norton, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Tinta Madeira, Touriga Nacional, Viognier
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The Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio and west of Austin, Texas. [cite web|url=http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html|title= The Wine Growing Regions of Texas|publisher=Texas Wine / Texas Dept. of Agriculture|date=2006|accessdate=2007-12-16] The appellation is the second largest American Viticultural Area, and covers an area of over convert|9000000|acre|km2|0. Despite the cultural influence of the local Texas German population, most of the grape varietals grown in the Texas Hill Country originate from France, Italy, or Spain rather than the cooler climate of Germany. [cite web|url=http://www.winesocietyoftexas.org/winery_by_county.htm|title=List of Wineries by County|publisher=Wine Society of Texas|date=2006|accessdate=2007-12-16]

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ee also

* Texas wine