Rocky Knob AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Rocky Knob AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1983, amended 1987 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.23 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.43 Rocky Knob."] 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 = Virginia
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total size = convert|9000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 31, 2008.]
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grapes = Seyval BlancAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rocky-Knob.html "Rocky Knob (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 31, 2008.]
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The Rocky Knob AVA is an American Viticultural Area in a mountainous area east of the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia. The AVA includes portions of Floyd and Patrick counties. The area is located on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains near the towns of Woolwine and Meadows of Dan and astride the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was established in 1983 and encompasses convert|9000|acre|km2. The soil is primarily loam and gravel and is well-drained. Rocky Knob AVA was named for the eponymously named mountainous recreational area located within the AVA. [ [http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/ava/reference/fr/htm/rockyknob_nprm.htm Rocky Knob AVA Notice of Proposed Rule Making, BATF] ]

Climate

The elevations in the Rocky Knob AVA range from convert|1600|ft|m to convert|3574|ft|m above sea level. Strong winds at these elevations help protect grapes from fungus and mildew conditions. The average rainfall is convert|43.10|in|mm per year. [ [http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/ava/reference/fr/htm/rockyknob_nprm.htm Rocky Knob AVA Notice of Proposed Rule Making, BATF] ]

Wineries

* Chateau Morrisette [ [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rocky-Knob.html Rocky Knob AVA description at Appellation America] ]
* Petit Chateau Winery [ [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rocky-Knob.html Rocky Knob AVA description at Appellation America] ]
* Villa Appalaccia Winery [ [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Rocky-Knob.html Rocky Knob AVA description at Appellation America] ]

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