Shenandoah Valley AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Shenandoah Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1982, amended 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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.40 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.60 Shenandoah Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Feb. 1, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Virginia, West Virginia
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precipitation = convert|33|in|cm|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Shenandoah-Valley-(VA).html "Shenandoah Valley (VA) (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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total size = convert|2400000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 1, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Traminette, Viognier
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The Shenandoah Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia. The valley is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateaus to the west. Most of the AVA is in Virignia, with a small portion in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Most of the vineyards in the AVA are located in Virginia and grow a wide variety of "Vitis vinifera", "Vitis labrusca", and French hybrid grapes.

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