http://goosecross.com/2009/06/what-is-an-ava-or-appellation/ Napa Valley Wine Radio, hosted by Goosecross Cellars, delivers home wine education, entertainment, and wine appreciation information from an insiders perspective. Discover a broad range of topics to expand your knowledge of how fine wine is produced while listening to Napa Valley Wine Radio's down-to-earth ideas and suggestions for enhancing your enjoyment of food and wine everyday. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://goosecross.com/2009/06/what-is-an-ava-or-appellation/comment-page-1/#comment-522 The AVA Project » Welcome to The AVA Project! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:41:19 +0000 http://goosecross.com/?p=1026#comment-522 [...] Before we get rolling, what’s The AVA Project? First, what is an AVA?  Short for American Viticultural Areas (say that one three times fast after a glass of pinot), AVAs are geographic districts the U.S. government has determined to have “a distinctive combination of soil, climate and topography” (dare we say terrior?) that results in an “identifiable regional wine character.”  Like so much of our U.S. wine heritage, our AVA regulations descend from those of the French, where districts are called appellations (meaning “name” in French).  AVAs are slightly different from appellations, though; “it’s been said that AVAs are to appellations as grapes are to fruit.  All AVAs are appellations, but not all appellations are AVAs.  For instance, California is an appellation.  Napa Valley is an AVA within the California appellation.” (For more background on AVAs, we like this write up) [...] [...] Before we get rolling, what’s The AVA Project? First, what is an AVA?  Short for American Viticultural Areas (say that one three times fast after a glass of pinot), AVAs are geographic districts the U.S. government has determined to have “a distinctive combination of soil, climate and topography” (dare we say terrior?) that results in an “identifiable regional wine character.”  Like so much of our U.S. wine heritage, our AVA regulations descend from those of the French, where districts are called appellations (meaning “name” in French).  AVAs are slightly different from appellations, though; “it’s been said that AVAs are to appellations as grapes are to fruit.  All AVAs are appellations, but not all appellations are AVAs.  For instance, California is an appellation.  Napa Valley is an AVA within the California appellation.” (For more background on AVAs, we like this write up) [...]

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