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Yountville AVA

A California VITICULTURAL AREA approved in 1999 and located north of the city of Napa around the town of Yountville. Its boundaries were primarily established by those of the other existing or proposed AVAs in the large NAPA VALLEY AVA—OAK KNOLL DISTRICT on the south, OAKVILLE on the north, STAGS LEAP DISTRICT on the east, and MOUNT VEEDER on the west.  The town of Yountville takes its name from George C. Yount (its founding father), who had a large land grant in the Napa Valley and who was the first to plant grapes there. The Yountville AVA is warmer than the CARNEROS AVA, but cooler than areas to the west and north of it. The area encompasses about 8,260 acres with not quite half of that planted to vineyards. CHARDONNAY is the dominant variety, especially in vineyards to the south where it’s coolest. MERLOT and CABERNET FRANC do well here, as does CABERNET SAUVIGNON in the AVA’s northern portion. 
Related Links: American Viticultural Area (AVA), Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
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