York Mountain AVA

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name = York Mountain 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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.60 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.80 York Mountain."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Central Coast AVA
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total size = convert|9360|acre|ha|0Wine Institute (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, ViognierAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/York-Mountain.html "York Mountain (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
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The York Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in San Luis Obispo County, California. It is part of the larger Central Coast AVA, located on the eastern side of the Santa Lucia Mountains, west of Paso Robles AVA. Most vineyards in the region are planted at an elevation of about convert|1500|ft|m|0. Just convert|7|mi|km|0 from the Pacific Ocean, York Mountain is cooler and wetter than Paso Robles. York Mountain gained AVA status in 1984 as a result of a successful petition by the owners of the York Mountain Winery, which first opened as a commercial winery in 1882.

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