Amador County wine region
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The Amador County wine region is a renowned viticultural area in California’s Sierra Foothills, especially known for its old-vine Zinfandel and other robust red wines.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amador County wine region canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Viticultural Area
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wine region ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct | wine grapes ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic | warm days and cool nights ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| elevationRange | approximately 300 to 900 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| grapeVariety |
Barbera
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Chardonnay ⓘ Grenache NERFINISHED ⓘ Petite Sirah NERFINISHED ⓘ Roussanne NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangiovese NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ Syrah ⓘ Viognier NERFINISHED ⓘ Zinfandel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Fiddletown AVA
NERFINISHED
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Shenandoah Valley (California) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of California’s historic Zinfandel regions ⓘ |
| industry | wine industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Italian and Rhône-style red wines
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full-bodied Zinfandel ⓘ old-vine Zinfandel ⓘ robust red wines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amador County, California
NERFINISHED
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Northern California ⓘ Sierra Foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
concentration of old-vine vineyards
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dry-farmed vineyards in some sites ⓘ |
| partOf | Sierra Foothills AVA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWineColor | red ⓘ |
| regionType | Sierra Foothills wine region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryWineColor | white ⓘ |
| soilCharacteristic | well-drained soils ⓘ |
| soilType |
decomposed granite
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volcanic soils ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| topography | foothills of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| tourismType | wine tourism ⓘ |
| viticulturalHistory | grape growing since the California Gold Rush era ⓘ |
| wineProfile |
rich, robust red blends
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spicy Zinfandel with jammy fruit ⓘ |
| wineStyle |
high-alcohol red wines
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intensely flavored red wines ⓘ |
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