Alexander Valley AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Alexander Valley AVA

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caption = A vineyard in Alexander Valley.
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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1984, amended 1986, 1988, 1990, 2001 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.33 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.53 Alexander Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 30, 2007.]
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country = USA
part of = California, North Coast AVA, Northern Sonoma AVA, Sonoma County
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total size = convert|32536|acre|km2|0Professional Friends of Wine (2007). [http://www.winepros.org/consumerism/ava.htm "American Viticultural Areas"] . Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.]
planted = convert|15000|acre|km2|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Alexander-Valley.html "Alexander Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Nov. 30, 2007.]
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grapes = Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier, Zinfandel
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The Alexander Valley is an American Viticultural Area located north of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California. It is home to many wineries and vineyards, as well as the city of Cloverdale. Highway 101 runs through the valley, and the Russian River flows down the valley, surrounded by vineyards on both sides. From the higher elevations of the valley rim, there is view as far south as Taylor Mountain and Sonoma Mountain.

The region was named for Cyrus Alexander, a former land grant holder in the area in 1847. [cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| coauthors =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth ed.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=p. 8|id=ISBN 0-520-24217-3]

The boundaries of the appellation are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Section 9.53.

ee also

*Sonoma County wine
*Wine Country (California)

References

External links

* [http://www.alexandervalley.org/ Alexander Valley Winegrowers]