By the 1850s Santa Clara had more acres of vineyards than any other county in California. By 1883 the county had almost 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) of vines and over 100 wineries, but over-expansion and phylloxera took a heavy toll and by 1902 over 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) disappeared, mostly replanted to fruit trees such as prunes and apricots. By 1910 over half the wineries had disappeared.
Prohibition caused another boom in viticulture, with fruit being much in demand for home winemakers. By 1926 around 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) were planted, but since then there has been a gradual decline. By 1997 a little over 1,100 acres (450 ha) were planted; since then there has been a gradual resurgence.[6]
The population expanded because of the growth of high-tech businesses, and older Almaden Valley vineyards were uprooted to make way for urban sprawl. Today the majority of the remaining vineyards are found between the Diablo Mountains in Contra Costa and the Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Jose near Morgan Hill and Gilroy, with some in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Saratoga. As of August 2014, a collaboration between the cities of Gilroy, Morgan Hill, and Santa Clara County, along with the industry association Wineries of Santa Clara Valley, formed the "Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail" to connect the many wineries and aid in agritourism.[7]
Referencesedit
^"§ 9.126 Santa Clara Valley" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
^. Wine Institute. 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008.
^USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2011)
^. Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^Charles L. Sullivan (1998). A Companion to California Wine: An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. ISBN978-0520213517.
^Michael Moore (August 28, 2014). "Happy Trails: Ribbon cutting kicks off Wine Trail Weekend Aug. 23 and Aug. 24". Morgan Hill Times.
santa, clara, valley, american, viticultural, area, located, mostly, santa, clara, county, california, area, served, important, role, early, history, california, wine, home, pioneer, winemakers, paul, masson, charles, lefranc, boundary, defined, 1989, includes. The Santa Clara Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located mostly in Santa Clara County California The area served an important role in the early history of California wine and was home to the pioneer winemakers Paul Masson and Charles Lefranc The AVA boundary was defined in 1989 It includes the historic winegrowing areas of Santa Clara County which were not already part of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA as well as the area near Mission San Jose in Alameda County and a small part of San Benito County The Santa Clara Valley AVA is home to two smaller AVAs Pacheco Pass AVA and San Ysidro District AVA 5 Santa Clara Valley AVAWine regionVineyards in Morgan Hill CaliforniaTypeAmerican Viticultural AreaYear established1989 1 CountryUnited StatesPart ofCalifornia Central Coast AVA San Francisco Bay AVASub regionsPacheco Pass AVA San Ysidro AVATotal area332 800 acres 134 679 ha 2 Size of planted vineyardsaround 1 500 acres 607 ha 3 Grapes producedCabernet Sauvignon Carignane Chardonnay Fiano Grenache Grignolino Merlot Muscat Canelli Petite Sirah Pinot noir Riesling Roussanne Sangiovese Semillon Syrah Zinfandel 4 No of wineriesOver 35History editBy the 1850s Santa Clara had more acres of vineyards than any other county in California By 1883 the county had almost 15 000 acres 6 100 ha of vines and over 100 wineries but over expansion and phylloxera took a heavy toll and by 1902 over 10 000 acres 4 000 ha disappeared mostly replanted to fruit trees such as prunes and apricots By 1910 over half the wineries had disappeared Prohibition caused another boom in viticulture with fruit being much in demand for home winemakers By 1926 around 11 000 acres 4 500 ha were planted but since then there has been a gradual decline By 1997 a little over 1 100 acres 450 ha were planted since then there has been a gradual resurgence 6 The population expanded because of the growth of high tech businesses and older Almaden Valley vineyards were uprooted to make way for urban sprawl Today the majority of the remaining vineyards are found between the Diablo Mountains in Contra Costa and the Santa Cruz Mountains south of San Jose near Morgan Hill and Gilroy with some in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Saratoga As of August 2014 a collaboration between the cities of Gilroy Morgan Hill and Santa Clara County along with the industry association Wineries of Santa Clara Valley formed the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail to connect the many wineries and aid in agritourism 7 References edit 9 126 Santa Clara Valley Title 27 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Part 9 American Viticultural Areas Subpart C Approved American Viticultural Areas Code of Federal Regulations Retrieved January 24 2008 American Viticultural Areas by State Wine Institute 2008 Archived from the original on January 27 2008 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2011 Santa Clara Valley AVA Appellation Profile Appellation America 2007 Archived from the original on February 22 2009 Retrieved March 25 2015 Robinson Jancis ed 2006 The Oxford Companion to Wine 3rd ed Oxford University Press pp 608 ISBN 978 0198609902 Charles L Sullivan 1998 A Companion to California Wine An Encyclopedia of Wine and Winemaking from the Mission Period to the Present Oakland CA University of California Press ISBN 978 0520213517 Michael Moore August 28 2014 Happy Trails Ribbon cutting kicks off Wine Trail Weekend Aug 23 and Aug 24 Morgan Hill Times External links editTTB AVA Map Wineries of Santa Clara Valley Association37 06 48 N 121 40 48 W 37 11332 N 121 68011 W 37 11332 121 68011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Clara Valley AVA amp oldid 1171154319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
