Snake River Valley AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Snake River AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2007 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.188 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.208 Snake River Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Idaho, Oregon
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total size = convert|8263|sqmi|km2|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Snake-River-Valley.html "Snake River Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 30, 2008.]
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title = Establishment of the Snake River Valley Viticultural Area (2005R-463P)
journal = Federal Register
volume = 72
issue = 46
pages = 10598–10603
date = March 9, 2007
url = http://www.winepressnw.com/static/images/E7-4230.pdf
accessdate = 2007-07-04 ]
grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canadice, Chardonnay, Cinsault, Gewurztraminer, Grenache, Lemberger, Malbec, Merlot, Mourvedre, Riesling, Syrah
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The Snake River Valley AVA in an American Viticultural Area that encompasses an area in Southwestern Idaho and two counties in eastern Oregon. The area was designated an AVA as a result of a successful petition from the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission [http://www.idahowines.org/index.cfm Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission] ] and the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor. The petition was granted in 2007, and for wines to bear the Snake River Valley AVA label, at least 85% of the grapes used for production must be grown in the designated area, which includes the Southwestern Idaho counties of Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Payette, Twin Falls, and Washington, and the Eastern Oregon counties of Baker and Malheur. The boundary encompasses 15 wineries, 46 vineyards, and convert|1800|acre|ha|0 of commercial vineyard production.

Climate

Located on the same latitude as Oregon's Umpqua Valley AVA, the Snake River Valley has a more drastic diurnal temperature variation than other appellations in the Pacific Northwest due to the high elevation of most of the region's vineyards. At elevations of convert|2500|ft|m|-1 to convert|3000|ft|m|-1 above sea level, the region is also more than convert|400|mi|km|-1 from the tempering affects of the Pacific Ocean. H. Johnson & J. Robinson "The World Atlas of Wine" pg 286 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 2005 ISBN 1840003324 ]

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