Central Coast & North Coast AVAs

By Marisa D'Vari | July 30th, 2007 | Category: News | 1 Comment »

This AVA is more than 1.5 million acres and includes Monterey County (chardonnay, gewurztraminer, riesling, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit sirah, pinot noir, zinfandel of varying quality. One major AVA is Chalone, producing terroir-driven Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Noir. Another major AVA is the Santa Cruz Mountains, home of Ridge, Mount Eden, Kathryn Kennedy.

In the future I will discuss all the AVAs in the area, including Arroyo Secco, Santa Lucia Highlands, Mount Harlan, San Lucas, Livermore Valley, San Benito, and San Francisco Bay Area.

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David Tong February 27th, 2008 8:10 pm :
Much as I respect Chalone (now part of Diageo) and appreciate their wines, to highlight the Chalone AVA and simultaneously dismiss the Santa Cruz Mountains – home of Ridge, Mount Eden, Kathryn Kennedy, etc. – as "see also" is a little unfair.

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