San Pasqual Valley AVA

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name = San Pasqual Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1981 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.5 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.25 San Pasqual Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 23, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, South Coast AVA
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total size = convert|9000|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 = Merlot, Sangiovese, Syrah, ViognierAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/San-Pasqual-Valley.html "San Pasqual Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 23, 2008.]
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The San Pasqual Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in San Diego County, California. San Pasqual Valley was the fourth wine region to be designated an American Viticultural Area when the AVA was created in 1981. The climate in this appellation is tempered by cool breezes from the Pacific Ocean with the average daily temperature rarely exceedingly convert|95|°F|°C|0. With cooler evenings and granite-based soils that drain well, grapes from this area are able retain their colors and balanced acidity. The area is planted with a wide range of "Vitis Vinifera" with Grenache, Merlot Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo and Viognier being some of the most widely planted.

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