Adelaida District AVA
Adelaida District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located on the north west portion of the Paso Robles AVA in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, California. It was established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) on November 10, 2014 after reviewing the TTB petition submitted by The Paso Robles Viticultural Area Committee (PRVAC) to establish 11 new distinct viticultural areas located within the spacious Paso Robles AVA. The 59 wine industry members who constitute PRVAC cumulatively own or manage over 10,000 acres (4,047 ha) of cultivated vineyards within the proposed AVAs. Wineries located within the Adelaida District are: The Farm Winery, Peachy Canyon Winery, Le Cuvier, Alta Colina, Carmody McKnight Estate Wines, Wild Coyote, Villicana, McPrice Myers, Jacob Toft, Chronic Cellars, Vines on the Marycrest, Nenow Family Wines, Hawks Hill Ranch, Adelaida Cellars, DAOU, Calcareous, Law Estate, Nadeau, Minassian Young, Michael Gill, Villa Creek, Brecon, HammerSky, Oso Libre, Poallilo, Thacher Winery, Whalebone Vineyard, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Halter Ranch, Rangeland, Justin, Kukkula, Dubost, and Starr Ranch.
| Wine region | |
| Type | American Viticultural Area |
|---|---|
| Year established | 2014 |
| Country | United States |
| Part of | California, San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles AVA |
| Climate region | Region II–III |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 25 inches (635 mm) |
| Soil conditions | Shallow, bedrock residual soils and patchy colluvial hillside soils from middle member of Monterey Formation and older rocks; largely calcareous soils |
| Size of planted vineyards | 883 acres (357 ha) |
| Varietals produced | Mourvèdre, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache and Merlot |