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| Wine region | |
| Type | American Viticultural Area |
|---|---|
| Year established | 2014[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Part of | California, San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles AVA |
| Climate region | Region II–III[1] |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 25 inches (635 mm)[1] |
| Soil conditions | Shallow, bedrock residual soils and patchy colluvial hillside soils from middle member of Monterey Formation and older rocks; largely calcareous soils[1] |
| Size of planted vineyards | 883 acres (357 ha)[3] |
| Varietals produced | Mourvèdre, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache and Merlot[3] |
Adelaida District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located on the northwest portion of the Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo County, California. It was established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on November 10, 2014 after reviewing the petition submitted by The Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee (PRVAC) to establish 11 new distinct viticultural areas located within the spacious Paso Robles AVA.[1] The 59 wine industry members who constitute PRVAC cumulatively own or manage over 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) of cultivated vineyards within the proposed AVAs. Wineries located within the Adelaida District are: The Farm Winery, Peachy Canyon Winery, Le Cuvier, Alta Colina, Carmody McKnight Estate Wines, Wild Coyote, Villicana, McPrice Myers, Jacob Toft, Chronic Cellars, Vines on the Marycrest, Nenow Family Wines, Hawks Hill Ranch, Adelaida Cellars, DAOU, Calcareous, Law Estate, Nadeau, Minassian Young, Michael Gill, Villa Creek, Brecon, HammerSky, Oso Libre, Poallilo, Thacher Winery, Whalebone Vineyard, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Halter Ranch, Rangeland, Justin, Kukkula, Dubost, and Starr Ranch.
History
[edit]In the early 1920s, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a noted pianist, composer and prime minister of Poland, planted Petite Sirah and Zinfandel on his Rancho San Ignacio vineyard in the Adelaida area.[4] In 1964, Dr. Stanley Hoffman purchased 1,200 acres (486 ha) in the locale with the assistance of influential winemaker André Tchelistcheff and established vineyards creating the Hoffman Mountain Ranch Winery (HMR), the first modern commercial winery to be built in San Luis Obispo County after Prohibtion, was designed and constructed from 1972 to 1975.[5][6]
Terroir
[edit]Topography and Climate
[edit]The Adelaida District AVA encompasses 53,342 acres (83 sq mi) with 883 acres (357 ha) cultivated.[3] The area lies in the Santa Lucia Range with high mountain slopes grading to foothills with elevations spanning 900 to 2,200 feet (270–670 m). The average annual rainfall is 25 inches (640 mm).[1][2]
Soil
[edit]The district's calcareous soils consist of shallow, bedrock residual soils and patchy colluvial hillside soils from middle member of Monterey Formation and older rocks.[1]
Viticulture
[edit]The most widely planted varieties in the Adelaida District AVA are Mourvèdre, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache and Merlot.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Establishment of the Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo District, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch, and Templeton Gap District Viticultural Areas" (27 CFR 9 Final rule, Docket No. TTB-2013-0009 [T.D.TTB-125 Ref: Notice No. 140]). Federal Register. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB): 60954–60968. October 19, 2014.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ a b "Paso Robles AVA: 11 Viticultural Areas". Paso Robles Wine Country.
- ^ a b c d "Adelaida District". Everywine. October 27, 2014. Archived from the original (Wine Region) on December 3, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Region History". Paso Robles Wine Country.
- ^ "Daou Vineyards".
- ^ Agran, Libbie (May 27, 2020). "Stanley Hoffman (1920-2017) and HMR" (of San Luis Obispo County). Wine History Project.
