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Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Rita Hills" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas). Rita Hills Wine Alliance celebrating the anniversary of the movie's filming in the Santa Ynez Valley. Sideways Fest is an annual three-day event hosted by the Sta. Rita Hills AVA were featured in the 2004 U.S. Several wineries are located in and around the Sta. The region is best known for Chardonnay, Pinot noir, and Syrah varietal wines. When combined with the rocky nature of the area, the Santa Rita Hills area is well-suited for the growing of Pinot noir grapes, which tend to do well in cool climates with rocky soil. The hills run east to west, which allows cool ocean breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean to enter the valley created by the hills and create a cool mesoclimate. The wine region is exposed to fog and coastal breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean. Rita Hills is part of the larger Santa Ynez Valley AVA, located between the towns of Lompoc and Buellton with the Purisima Hills on the north and the Santa Rosa Hills on the south. The name change took effect on January 5, 2006, with a yearlong period for producers in the AVA to change their wine labels. The formal name change was the result of a protest by and subsequent negotiations with Vina Santa Rita, a very large Chilean wine producer that was concerned about the AVA name diluting its international brand value. From its creation in 2001 through 2006, the wine appellation was officially named Santa Rita Hills AVA. Rita Hills AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Santa Barbara County, California. Other regions in California, Central Coast AVA, Santa Ynez Valley AVAīallard Canyon AVA, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA, Los Olivos District AVAīarbera, Chardonnay, Dolcetto, Dornfelder, Grenache, Mission, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Viognier, Zinfandel Harvest wrapped up on October 23 with mother nature delivering us a roller coaster of weather but with it a nuance and diversity of fruit expression.Winemaking region in California, United StatesĬalifornia, Central Coast AVA, Santa Ynez Valley AVA
We also had the anomaly of a hard frost the first week of October with temperatures dipping down to 29° in some of the lower elevation blocks pushing us to pull in the last bit of fruit quickly. The disease pressure was low and quality was good so having a little patience was a good virtue to possess. We had some concerns, but just like clockwork, we got some intense Labor Day heat which pushed the vines to maturation. The 2017 vintage started off with an extended cool growing season staging us for a later than normal start date to harvest. After aging for 18 months in barrel under cool cellar conditions, the wine was bottled. All lots were kept separate throughout vinification and aging to ensure character distinctiveness and quality. It then underwent regular stirring of the lees for added texture and complexity.
After a day of cold-settling, the juice was inoculated and racked to 30% new French oak barrels. The grapes were gently whole-cluster pressed and transferred to tank after harvest. The bright, clean minerality on the palate gives way to notes of Meyer lemon preserves, lime zest and white nectarine with a subtle finish of toasted graham cracker.
This light, straw-hued wine has aromas of citrus, jasmine and lightly toasted hazelnut.
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