California - Central Valley
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Central Valley in California
- Entirely inland
- large area, two valleys (which are NOT AVAs!)
- Sacramento Valley, north, 6.700 ha
- San Joaquin Valley, south, 61.000 ha
- High yielding vineyards on flat fertile areas
- Daytime temperatures 35-40C
- > very ripe grapes
- Large-scale production
- E & J Gallo Winery
- Bronco Wine Company
- 'California' on label > most wines come from San Joaquin Valley
- French Colombard, Chardonnay, Muscat, Zinfandel, Merlot
- Lodi AVA
Zinfandel in Lodi AVA, Central Valley, California
- some over 100 years > sandy soils > phylloxera no problem in some areas
- styles range from medium/full-bodied, medium/medium(+) acidity, ripe tannins, flavours of cherry, blueberry, blackberry
Why there may be lots of Lodi grapes in 'California' blends
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Significant producers in Lodi AVA, California Central Valley
- Michael David
- Ravenswood
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