The United States of America is the world’s fourth largest producer of wine and claims the world’s sixth highest acreage of land under vine.
California produces approximately 85% of all American wine, followed by Washington, New York, and Oregon. Compared with traditional wine-producing countries, the US has a large population, surpassing France in early 2011 to become the world’s largest wine consumer. Despite this, the US ranked only 62nd in per capita consumption by 2016, with just 30% of the population identifying as wine drinkers. In 2019, the US experienced its first decline in wine consumption in 25 years, as the industry lost market share to fast-growing categories such as canned hard seltzers, spirits, and craft beer. Still, the US continues to provide the world’s most substantial market for fine wines. Further, over the past 20 years, powerful American critics have had a significant influence on winemakers and markets worldwide.
In the early ninth century, the Viking Leif Eriksson brought his boat aground at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada, becoming the first European to definitively set foot on the North American continent. He christened his discovery Vinland—possibly a reference to the meadows before him or, as recounted in the 13th-century poem “Saga of the Greenlanders,” a tribute to the wealth of native grapevines. Unlike in South America, several species of wild grapevines awaited the first colonists of North America, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis aestivalis. Vitis vinifera, the source of fine wine
No it did thank you. I looked at the map and understand it now and your comment helped me out as well. Thank you.
Jacob Conn You're leaving out the previous sentence of that paragraph you quoted which will clear up all of your confusion - The sentence you are quoting simply states the location of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA (and others) relative to San Francisco Bay. It is not saying these AVAs are included in the central coast (though some are). No where does it say Santa Cruz Mountains AVA is included in the Central Coast AVA. The boundaries for the Central Coast AVA do not overlap with Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. However, the boundaries of the Central Coast AVA do bleed in to the county of Santa Cruz.
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Vincent Morrow thank you but why is it included in the AVA's in the Central Coast for this study guide. "San Francisco Bay are the AVAs of Livermore Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Clara Valley, San Ysidro District, and the sprawling San Francisco Bay AVA itself." So why is it included in this quote from the study guide that puts it in the Central Coast from this that sentence? I know your saying it's not part but from that sentence it's making it sound like it's part of the Central Coast that's why I'm getting confused. Since it's not where would you classify the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
Jacob Conn Take a closer look at the wording here; counties and AVAs are two separate entities. Although a part of the county of Santa Cruz falls within the boundaries of the larger Central Coast AVA, none of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA itself is within the Central Coast AVA boundaries. It's specifically excluded from Central Coast AVA. It might be easier to think about the importance of elevation, exposure, and soil type within Santa Cruz Mountains AVA.
Can someone clarify this. Is the Santa Cruz Mountains include in the Central Coast. "Directly east and south of San Francisco Bay are the AVAs of Livermore Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Clara Valley, San Ysidro District, and the sprawling San Francisco Bay AVA itself." Now this: "Despite the inclusion of Santa Cruz County in the Central Coast AVA, Santa Cruz Mountains AVA is excluded." I think the study guide has this backwards or can someone elaborate? All of the quotes are directly from this study guide. Thank you.