The McDowell Valley AVA is an
American Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of winery, wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know abo ...
located in southeastern
Mendocino County,
California near
Hopland. The
wine appellation is located on sloped bench land at elevations as high as
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
that overlook the
Russian River to the west. McDowell Valley is slightly cooler than the surrounding areas of Mendocino County. There is currently only one
winery operating within the boundaries of the AVA,
McDowell Valley Vineyards.
See also
*
Mendocino County wine
The Mendocino County wine is an appellation that designates wine made from grapes grown mostly in Mendocino County, California. The region is part of the larger North Coast AVA and one of California's largest and most climatically diverse wine ...
References
External links
McDowell Valley: Mendocino County Wines
American Viticultural Areas
American Viticultural Areas of California
American Viticultural Areas of Mendocino County, California
1981 establishments in California
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