Texas Davis Mountains AVA

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| name = Texas Davis Mountains AVA

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 1998{{cite web | url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9cfdb16bbeb8c115d87f38c0bc52e68c&rgn=div8&view=text&node=27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.135&idno=27 | website=Code of Federal Regulations | title=§ 9.155 Texas Davis Mountains |date=2008-07-10 |format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas|access-date=2007-11-27}}

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| country = United States

| part of = Texas

| similar = Bell Mountain AVA, Escondido Valley AVA, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA, Mesilla Valley AVA, Texas High Plains AVA, Texas Hill Country AVA, Texoma AVA

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| climate region = Continental

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| total size = {{convert|270000|acre|sqmi|0}}{{cite web |website=Appellation America |date=2007 | url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-Davis-Mountains.html | title=Texas Davis Mountains (AVA): Appellation Profile | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042356/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-Davis-Mountains.html | archive-date=2016-03-04 | access-date=2007-11-15| url-status=live}}

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| grapes = Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc

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The Texas Davis Mountains AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.{{cite web|url=http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html|title= The Wine Growing Regions of Texas| website=Go Texas Wine | publisher=Texas Department of Agriculture |year=2006| archive-date=2011-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726125239/http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html|access-date=2007-12-16}} Surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert, the appellation takes advantage of cooler elevation and lower annual rainfall in the Davis Mountains. The land within the boundaries of the AVA ranges between {{convert|4500|ft|m|0}} and {{convert|8300|ft|m|0}} above sea level. The soil is primarily granitic, porphyritic, and volcanic in nature. The hardiness zones are 7b and 8a.

Wineries

Chateau Wright Winery and Vineyard is located within the AVA on the Fort Davis scenic loop.

See also

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