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York Mountain AVA

Approved in 1987, this 9,360-acre California APPELLATION is located just west of the PASO ROBLES AVA in SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. It sits east of the San Lucia Mountains and, at higher elevations, receives the ocean breezes that are typically blocked from the Paso Robles area. Therefore, York Mountain is considered a cool Region I area (see CLIMATE REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA) and does well with PINOT NOIR grapes. It currently has only one winery, York Mountain Vineyard, whose history dates back to the 1880s when Andrew York established it as the Ascension Winery.
Related Links: American Viticultural Area (AVA), appellation, Pinot Noir
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1995 based on THE WINE LOVER'S COMPANION,
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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