South Coast AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = South Coast AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1985 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.84 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.104 South Coast."] 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
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sub regions = Cucamonga Valley AVA, Malibu-Newton Canyon AVA, Ramona Valley AVA, Saddle Rock-Malibu AVA, San Pasqual Valley AVA, Temecula Valley AVA
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planted = convert|3000|acre|km2|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/South-Coast.html "South Coast (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 4, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Montepulciano, Muscat Canelli, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Symphony, Syrah, Tempranillo, Trebbiano, Viognier, Zinfandel
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The South Coast AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the state of California that encompasses grape-growing regions in five counties of Southern California: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. This large appellation includes a number of smaller sub-appellations that all share the common ecology trait of having warm weather moderated by cooling coastal influences from the Pacific Ocean.

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