Arroyo Seco AVA

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Arroyo Seco AVA is a cool-climate wine-growing region in Monterey County, California, known for its high-quality Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines influenced by strong coastal winds and gravelly soils.

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Arroyo Seco AVA canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Viticultural Area ⓘ
climate cool-climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageBasin Salinas Valley ⓘ
established 1983 ⓘ
grapeVariety Chardonnay ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
Riesling ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Syrah ⓘ
harvestTiming relatively late harvest due to cool climate ⓘ
influencedBy Monterey Bay cooling effect ⓘ
maritime climate ⓘ
strong coastal winds ⓘ
knownFor Chardonnay ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
Riesling ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
Syrah ⓘ
latitudeApprox 36 degrees north ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Central Coast AVA ⓘ
Monterey County, California ⓘ
nameEtymology named after Arroyo Seco Creek ⓘ
notableCharacteristic diurnal temperature variation ⓘ
long growing season ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ
wind-exposed vineyards ⓘ
partOf Monterey wine region ⓘ
primaryWineStyle still wines ⓘ
regionType sub-AVA of Monterey County ⓘ
regulatoryBody Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
river Arroyo Seco River ⓘ
linked to: Arroyo Seco
soilType alluvial soils ⓘ
gravelly soils ⓘ
terrain alluvial fan ⓘ
valley floor ⓘ
typicalWineProfile crisp, high-acid white wines ⓘ
elegant, cool-climate Pinot Noir ⓘ
viticulturalFeature old riverbed cobblestones ⓘ
wind gaps channeling ocean air ⓘ
wineRegionOf California ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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

Central Coast AVA → containsSubregion → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ
Monterey County wine region → subRegion → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ
Central Coast wine region → includesSubregion → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ
California coastal AVAs → includeAVA → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ
Monterey AVA → hasSubRegion → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ
Wente Vineyards → appellation → Arroyo Seco AVA ⓘ