Fiddletown AVA

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name = Fiddletown AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1983, amended in 1987 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.61 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.81 Fiddletown."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 4, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Sierra Foothills AVA
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grapes = Grenache, Petite Sirah, ZinfandelAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Fiddletown.html "Fiddletown (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 4, 2008.]
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The Fiddletown AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Amador County, California, USA. The region was first settled in 1849, during the California Gold Rush. Settlers who stayed in the area eventually planted grape vines, which became abundant by the end of the nineteenth century. Most of the vineyards in the Fiddletown AVA are located in the south and west portion of the region, at elevations between convert|1500|ft|m|0 and convert|2500|ft|m|0 above sea level. About 20% of the wine produced in Amador County comes from Fiddletown AVA.

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