Altus AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Altus AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1984 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.57 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.77 Altus."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Feb. 4, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Arkansas, Ozark Mountain AVA, Arkansas Mountain AVA
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total size = convert|208000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 1, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Kerner, Muller Thurgau, Muscadine, Niagara, Oraniensteiner, Scheurebe, VignolesAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Altus.html "Altus (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Feb. 4, 2008.]
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The Altus AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northwest Arkansas near the town of Altus in Franklin County. The wine region is entirely contained within the Arkansas Mountain AVA, which is in turn contained within the larger multi-state Ozark Mountain AVA. The Altus region is a plateau above the Arkansas River to the south and below the Boston Mountains to the north. The soil is gravel and loam, with a high acidity. Five wineries in the area produce nearly convert|1000000|USgal|l|-5 of wine per year.

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