- Sloughhouse AVA
Infobox Wine Region
name = Sloughhouse AVA
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type =American Viticultural Area
year = 2006 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.181 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.201 Sloughhouse."] 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,Lodi AVA
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total size = convert|78800|acre|km2Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Sloughhouse.html "Sloughhouse (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 28, 2008.]
planted = convert|7000|acre|km2
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grapes =Cabernet Sauvignon ,Cabernet Franc ,Merlot ,Zinfandel
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comments =The Sloughhouse AVA is an
American Viticultural Area located in both Sacramento County,California . It is in the northeast part of the largerLodi AVA . Sloughhouse has the warmest climate in the Lodi region. Elevations in Slouhhouse AVA reach as high as convert|590|ft|m|0above sea level , reducing the influence offog that keep lower elevation areas in Lodi cooler. Sloughhouse is considered by some to be a transitional climate and terrain between the characterstics of the wine regions of the Central Valley and the nearbySierra Foothills AVA .References
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