Sierra Foothills AVA

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American Viticultural Area

Sierra Foothills AVA is a large American Viticultural Area in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, known for its high-elevation vineyards and robust red wines, particularly Zinfandel.

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Label Occurrences
Sierra Foothills AVA canonical 4
Sierra Foothills wine region 1
Sierra Nevada American Viticultural Area vicinity 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Viticultural Area ⓘ
approximateArea 2200000 acres ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
climateCharacteristic cool nights ⓘ
warm days ⓘ
containsPartOf Amador County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Calaveras County NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Dorado County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mariposa County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevada County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Placer County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuolumne County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yuba County NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation American Viticultural Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 1000 to over 3000 feet ⓘ
grapeGrowingCharacteristic low-yielding vines ⓘ
old-vine Zinfandel plantings ⓘ
knownFor Zinfandel wines ⓘ
high-elevation vineyards ⓘ
robust red wines ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ
notableWineCharacteristic high alcohol potential ⓘ
intense fruit flavors ⓘ
partOf California wine NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States wine ⓘ
primaryWineStyle full-bodied red wine ⓘ
recognizedAsAVABy Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType decomposed granite ⓘ
granitic soils ⓘ
volcanic soils ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
subRegion Amador County AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
California Shenandoah Valley AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Dorado AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fair Play AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fiddletown AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
North Yuba AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley of California AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalGrapeVariety Barbera ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chardonnay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Merlot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sangiovese NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syrah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viognier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zinfandel NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearEstablished 1987 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California wine → hasRegion → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
Plymouth, California → partOf → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Foothills wine region
Plymouth, California → region → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada American Viticultural Area vicinity
Calaveras County wine region → partOf → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
Calaveras County wine region → regionType → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra Nevada foothills wine region
Shenandoah Valley (California) → partOf → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ
Fiddletown AVA → partOf → Sierra Foothills AVA ⓘ