Lime Kiln Valley AVA

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name = Lime Kiln Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1982, 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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.7 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.27 Lime Kiln Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 24, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Central Coast AVA, Cienega Valley AVA, San Benito AVA
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total size = convert|2300|acre|ha|0Wine Institute (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 23, 2008.]
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grapes = Mourvedre, ZinfandelAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lime-Kiln-Valley.html "Lime Kiln Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 24, 2008.]
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The Lime Kiln Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the larger Cienega Valley AVA in San Benito County, California. This appellation spans convert|2300|acre|ha|0 and was granted AVA status in 1982. The soil in the region is composed of foundations of limestone and dolomite with sandy, gravelly loam above. The area has a wide diurnal temperature variation of up to convert|50|°F|°C|0, with daytime temperatures in convert|85|°F|°C|0 to convert|95|°F|°C|0 range during the summer growing seasons. The AVA is home to old vine Mourvedre plantings.

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