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Texas High Plains AVA

Approved in 1993, this huge viticultural area encompasses 7,680,000 acres in the central and western Texas Panhandle region around Lubbock. Although it covers all or parts of twenty-four Texas counties, its size takes second place to the TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AVA near Austin. The Texas High Plains AVA is located on a huge high plateau, the height of which ranges from 2,800 to 4,000 feet above sea level. This positioning provides an environment of long, hot dry summer days, which allow the grapes to mature and ripen to proper sugar levels, and cool evenings, which help set the grape’s ACID levels. Currently, this region has over 3,500 planted acres—the most popular grapes are CABERNET SAUVIGNON and CHARDONNAY, followed by SAUVIGNON BLANC and CHENIN BLANC.
Related Links: Texas Hill Country AVA, acids
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