Capay Valley AVA

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name = Capay Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2002 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.156 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.176 Capay Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 28, 2008.]
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part of = California
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total size = convert|102400|acre|ha|0Wine Institute (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 23, 2008.]
planted = convert|25|acre|ha|0Redwinebuzz.com (2007). [http://www.redwinebuzz.com/avas.htm "What’s in a name: What’s in a bottle?"] . Retrieved Jan. 28, 2008.]
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The Capay Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northwest Yolo County, California. The convert|102400|acre|ha|0 region included in the AVA borders Napa County, Lake County, and Colusa County, and is bounded by the Blue Ridge to the west and the Capay Hills to the east, The AVA was created as a result of a petition by Capay Valley Vineyards, the largest winery in the valley.

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