West Elks American Viticultural Area

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West Elks American Viticultural Area is a high-elevation Colorado wine region in the Rocky Mountains known for its cool-climate varietals and scenic vineyards along the North Fork of the Gunnison River.

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West Elks AVA 2
West Elks American Viticultural Area canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Viticultural Area ⓘ
abbreviation West Elks AVA ⓘ
climate cool ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationCharacteristic high elevation ⓘ
followsRiver North Fork of the Gunnison River ⓘ
grapeVarietal Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Chardonnay ⓘ
Gewürztraminer ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Pinot Gris ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
Riesling ⓘ
hasVineyards small family-owned vineyards ⓘ
hasWineries small wineries ⓘ
knownFor cool-climate varietals ⓘ
high-elevation vineyards ⓘ
scenic vineyards ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Delta County, Colorado ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
partOf Colorado wine country ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity wine production ⓘ
regulatoryBody Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
riverValley North Fork Valley ⓘ
soilType alluvial soils ⓘ
clay loam soils ⓘ
shale-derived soils ⓘ
state Colorado ⓘ
topography mountainous ⓘ
tourismActivity agritourism ⓘ
wine tourism ⓘ
viticulturalFeature large diurnal temperature variation ⓘ
short growing season ⓘ
wineRegionType cool-climate wine region ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delta County, Colorado → hasWineRegion → West Elks American Viticultural Area ⓘ
Colorado wine country → includesSubregion → West Elks AVA ⓘ
linked to: West Elks American Viticultural Area
Colorado wine country → notableSubregionType → West Elks American Viticultural Area ⓘ
West Elks American Viticultural Area → abbreviation → West Elks AVA ⓘ
linked to: West Elks American Viticultural Area