Lake County AVA

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American Viticultural Area

Lake County AVA is a California wine region known for its high-elevation vineyards and volcanic soils that produce distinctive Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other varietals.

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instanceOf American Viticultural Area ⓘ
abbreviation Lake County AVA self-link ⓘ
agriculturalProduct wine grapes ⓘ
climate warm, sunny days and cool nights ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation generally between 1,300 and 3,000 feet above sea level ⓘ
environmentalCondition good air drainage due to elevation ⓘ
low disease pressure due to dry climate ⓘ
grapeVariety Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Chardonnay ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Petite Sirah ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Syrah ⓘ
Zinfandel ⓘ
hasCharacteristic high-elevation vineyards ⓘ
volcanic soils ⓘ
hasSubRegion Benmore Valley AVA ⓘ
Big Valley District–Lake County AVA ⓘ
Clear Lake AVA ⓘ
Guenoc Valley AVA ⓘ
High Valley AVA ⓘ
Kelsey Bench–Lake County AVA ⓘ
Red Hills Lake County AVA ⓘ
knownFor Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Chardonnay ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Syrah ⓘ
Zinfandel ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Lake County, California ⓘ
North Coast AVA ⓘ
notableFeature high solar radiation due to elevation ⓘ
large diurnal temperature variation ⓘ
proximity to Clear Lake ⓘ
partOf California wine country ⓘ
surface form: California wine region
primaryUse wine grape cultivation ⓘ
regulatoryBody Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
soilType gravelly ⓘ
volcanic ⓘ
well-drained ⓘ
typicalAcidity high acidity in white wines ⓘ
typicalAlcoholLevel moderate to high ⓘ
viticulturalRegionType appellation of origin ⓘ
wineStyle crisp, aromatic white wines ⓘ
structured red wines ⓘ

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Lake County AVA → abbreviation → Lake County AVA self-link ⓘ
North Coast AVA → containsSubregion → Lake County AVA ⓘ