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{{Infobox Wine Region
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| name = Texas High Plains AVA
| name = Texas High Plains AVA
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| type = [[American Viticultural Area]]
| type = [[American Viticultural Area]]
| year = 1993<ref name="code">[http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1bff23721f73118153a4957b609abb1f;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.124 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.144 Texas High Plains."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080710210717/http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1bff23721f73118153a4957b609abb1f;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.124 |date=2008-07-10 }} Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.</ref>
| year = 1993<ref name="code">{{cite web | url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9cfdb16bbeb8c115d87f38c0bc52e68c&rgn=div8&view=text&node=27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.124&idno=27 |website= Code of Federal Regulations | title=§ 9.144 Texas High Plains |date=2008-07-10| format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas | access-date=2007-11-15}}</ref>
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| country = United States
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| soil = Granitic, porphrytic and volcanic rocks, as well as limestone<ref name="appellation_america"/>
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| total size = {{convert|8000000|acre|km2|0}}<ref name="appellation_america">Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-High-Plains.html "Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Description"]. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.</ref>
| total size = {{convert|270000|acre|sqmi|0}}<ref name="appellation_america">{{cite web |title=Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Profile |url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-High-Plains.html |website=Appellation America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042356/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-Davis-Mountains.html|archive-date=2016-03-04 |date=2009|url-status=live |access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>
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| planted = {{convert|50|acre|ha|0}}<ref name="appellation_america"/>
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| grapes = [[Aglianico]], [[Barbera]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Chenin blanc]], [[Grenache]], [[Malbec]], [[Merlot]], [[Montepulciano]], [[Muscat Canelli]], [[Orange Muscat]], [[Pinot noir]], [[Roussanne]], [[Sangiovese]], [[Sauvignon blanc]], [[Syrah]], [[Tempranillo]], [[Viognier]]
| grapes = [[Aglianico]], [[Barbera]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Chenin blanc]], [[Grenache]], [[Malbec]], [[Merlot]], [[Montepulciano]], [[Muscat Canelli]], [[Orange Muscat]], [[Pinot noir]], [[Roussanne]], [[Sangiovese]], [[Sauvignon blanc]], [[Syrah]], [[Tempranillo]], [[Viognier]]
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The '''Texas High Plains AVA''' is an [[American Viticultural Area]] located on the [[Llano Estacado]] region of [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://txwineregions.tamu.edu/highplains_tech.htm|title=Wine Growing Regions of Texas - Texas High Plains|last=|first=|date=|year=2008|website=|publisher=Texas Winegrape Network|access-date=|accessdate=}}</ref> The [[appellation]] is the second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas, and covers an area of over {{convert|8000000|acre|km2|0}}. Most of the vineyards are on flat terrain at elevations between {{convert|3000|ft|m|0}} and {{convert|4000|ft|m|0}} [[above sea level]]. The Texas plains can be extremely dry, so most vineyards are [[irrigation|irrigated]] with water from the [[Ogallala Aquifer]].<ref name="appellation_america"/> The [[hardiness zone]]s are 7a and 7b. [http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-texas-2012-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php]
The '''Texas High Plains AVA''' is an [[American Viticultural Area]] located on the [[Llano Estacado]] region of [[Texas]].<ref name="Texas_Regions">{{cite web|url=http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html|title= The Wine Growing Regions of Texas| website=Go Texas Wine | publisher=Texas Department of Agriculture|year=2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227154248/http://www.gotexan.org/ExperienceGOTEXAN/TexasWine/TexasWineries.aspx |archive-date=2018-12-27 |access-date=2007-12-16}}</ref> The [[appellation]] is the second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas, and covers an area of over {{convert|270000|acre|sqmi|0}}. Most of the vineyards are on flat terrain at elevations between {{convert|3000|ft|m|0}} and {{convert|4000|ft|m|0}} [[above sea level]]. The Texas plains can be extremely dry, so most vineyards are [[irrigation|irrigated]] with water from the [[Ogallala Aquifer]].<ref name="appellation_america"/> The [[hardiness zone]]s are 7a and 7b. [http://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-texas-2012-usda-plant-zone-hardiness-map.php]


==Wineries==
==Wineries==

Revision as of 01:58, 26 April 2021

Texas High Plains AVA
Wine region
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established1993[1]
CountryUnited States
Part ofTexas
Climate regionContinental
Soil conditionsGranitic, porphrytic and volcanic rocks, as well as limestone[2]
Total area270,000 acres (422 sq mi)[2]
Size of planted vineyards50 acres (20 ha)[2]
Grapes producedAglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Montepulciano, Muscat Canelli, Orange Muscat, Pinot noir, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier

The Texas High Plains AVA is an American Viticultural Area located on the Llano Estacado region of Texas.[3] The appellation is the second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas, and covers an area of over 270,000 acres (422 sq mi). Most of the vineyards are on flat terrain at elevations between 3,000 feet (914 m) and 4,000 feet (1,219 m) above sea level. The Texas plains can be extremely dry, so most vineyards are irrigated with water from the Ogallala Aquifer.[2] The hardiness zones are 7a and 7b. [1]

Wineries

There are at least six wineries located within the Texas High Plains AVA, although many wineries outside of the AVA source grapes from the high plains including Caprock Winery (the first publicly held Winery in the state) and Llano Estacado Winery.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "§ 9.144 Texas High Plains" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations. July 10, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d "Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Wine Growing Regions of Texas". Go Texas Wine. Texas Department of Agriculture. 2006. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  4. ^ "List of Wineries by County". Wine Society of Texas. 2006. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2007.

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