Texas High Plains AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Texas High Plains AVA

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caption = Cap*Rock Winery near Lubbock, Texas
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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1993 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.124 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.144 Texas High Plains."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.]
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country = USA
part of = Texas
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total size = convert|8000000|acre|km2|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-High-Plains.html "Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.]
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grapes = Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Orange Muscat, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier
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The Texas High Plains AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas panhandle. [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 in Texas, and covers an area of over convert|8000000|acre|km2|0. Most of the vineyards are on flat terrain at elevations between convert|3000|ft|m|0 and convert|4000|ft|m|0 above sea level. The Texas plains can be very dry, so most vineyards are irrigated with water from the Ogallala Aquifer.

Wineries

There are at least six wineries located within the Texas High Plains AVA, although many wineries outside of the AVA source grapes from the high plains. [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]
*Llano Estacado Winery
* [http://www.pheasantridgewinery.com Pheasant Ridge Winery]

References

ee also

* Texas wine