Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

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name = Santa Lucia Highlands AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1990 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.119 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.139 Santa Lucia Highlands."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = California, Central Coast AVA, Monterey AVA
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total size = convert|22000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
planted = convert|2300|acre|ha|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Santa-Lucia-Highlands.html "Santa Lucia Highlands (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Jan. 25, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Roussanne, Syrah, Viognier

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The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Monterey County, California. It is part of the larger Monterey AVA, and located in the Santa Lucia Mountains above the Salinas Valley. Over convert|2300|acre|ha|0 of vineyards are planted in the AVA, some as high as convert|1200|ft|m|0 above sea level, and over half of them planted to the Chardonnay grape. The region enjoys cool morning fog and breezes from Monterey Bay followed by warm afternoons thanks to direct southern exposures to the sun.

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