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{{Infobox Wine Region
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| name = Texas High Plains AVA
| image = Cap Rock Winery 0001.jpg
| caption = Cap*Rock Winery near [[Lubbock, Texas]]
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| 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."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.</ref>
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| country = [[USA]]
| part of = [[Texas wine|Texas]]
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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>
| planted = {{convert|3500|acre|km2|0}}<ref name="appellation_america"/>
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| grapes = [[Barbera]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Chenin Blanc]], [[Grenache]], [[Malbec]], [[Merlot]], [[Muscat Canelli]], [[Orange Muscat]], [[Pinot Noir]], [[Sangiovese]], [[Sauvignon Blanc]], [[Syrah]], [[Tempranillo]], [[Viognier]]
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The '''Texas High Plains AVA''' is an [[American Viticultural Area]] located in the [[Texas panhandle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html|title= The Wine Growing Regions of Texas|publisher=Texas Wine / Texas Dept. of Agriculture|date=2006|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</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 very dry, so most vineyards are [[irrigation|irrigated]] with water from the [[Ogallala Aquifer]].<ref name="appellation_america"/>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winesocietyoftexas.org/winery_by_county.htm|title=List of Wineries by County|publisher=Wine Society of Texas|date=2006|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>
*[[Llano Estacado Winery]]
*[http://www.pheasantridgewinery.com Pheasant Ridge Winery]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Texas wine]]

[[Category:American Viticultural Areas]]
[[Category:Geography of Texas]]
[[Category:Texas wine]]

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Texas High Plains AVA
Wine region
Cap*Rock Winery near Lubbock, Texas
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established1993[1]
CountryUSA
Part ofTexas
Total area8,000,000 acres (32,375 km2)[2]
Size of planted vineyards3,500 acres (14 km2)[2]
Grapes producedBarbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Orange Muscat, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier

The Texas High Plains AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas panhandle.[3] The appellation is the second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas, and covers an area of over 8,000,000 acres (32,375 km2). 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 very dry, so most vineyards are irrigated with water from the Ogallala Aquifer.[2]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.144 Texas High Plains." Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Texas High Plains (AVA): Appellation Description". Retrieved Nov. 15, 2007.
  3. ^ "The Wine Growing Regions of Texas". Texas Wine / Texas Dept. of Agriculture. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  4. ^ "List of Wineries by County". Wine Society of Texas. 2006. Retrieved 2007-12-16.

See also