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Texas Hill Country AVA

Index Texas Hill Country AVA

The Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio and west of Austin, Texas. [1]

44 relations: Aglianico, Alicante Bouschet, American Viticultural Area, Appellation, Austin, Texas, Barbera, Bell Mountain AVA, Blanc du Bois, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Colombard, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA, French wine, German wine, Grape, Humid subtropical climate, Italian wine, Johnson City, Texas, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Norton (grape), Petit Verdot, Pinot noir, Riesling, San Antonio, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, Spanish wine, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas German, Texas Hill Country, Texas wine, Touriga Nacional, Trebbiano, Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA, Varietal, Viognier, Zinfandel.

Aglianico

Aglianico (pronounced, roughly "ah-ylee AN-i-koe") is a black grape grown in the southern regions of Italy, mostly Basilicata and Campania.

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Alicante Bouschet

Alicante Bouschet or Alicante Henri Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866.

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American Viticultural Area

An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the benefit of wineries.

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Appellation

An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown; other types of food often have appellations as well.

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Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.

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Barbera

Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano).

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Bell Mountain AVA

The Bell Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Gillespie County, Texas.

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Blanc du Bois

Blanc du Bois (French, literally white of the wood) is an American hybrid grape that was created in 1968 by John A. Mortensen at the University of Florida’s Central Florida Research and Education Center in Leesburg, Florida.

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Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.

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Colombard

Colombard (also known as French Colombard in North America) is a white French wine grape variety that is the offspring of Chenin blanc and Gouais blanc.

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Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA

The Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area surrounding the town of Fredericksburg, Texas in the Texas Hill Country.

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French wine

French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles.

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German wine

German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era.

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Grape

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and mild to cool winters.

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Italian wine

Italy is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world, and Italian wines are known worldwide for their broad variety.

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Johnson City, Texas

Johnson City is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States.

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Malbec

Malbec is a purple grape variety used in making red wine.

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Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue-colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.

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Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a white wine grape of Greek origin that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera.

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Norton (grape)

Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, northeastern Georgia and, most recently, in California.

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Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends.

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Pinot noir

Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.

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Riesling

Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region.

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San Antonio

San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States.

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Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jupiter".

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Sauvignon blanc

Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the Bordeaux region of France.

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Sémillon

Sémillon is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, mostly in France and Australia.

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Spanish wine

Spanish wines are wines produced in Spain.

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Syrah

Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.

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Tannat

Tannat is a red wine grape, historically grown in South West France in the Madiran AOC, and is now one of the most prominent grapes in Uruguay, where it is considered the "national grape".

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Tempranillo

Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Texas German

Texas German (Texasdeutsch) is a German language dialect spoken by descendants of German immigrants who settled in Texas in the mid-19th century.

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Texas Hill Country

The Texas Hill Country is a geographic region located in the Edwards Plateau at the crossroads of West Texas, Central Texas, and South Texas.

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Texas wine

Texas has a long history of wine production.

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Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional is a variety of red wine grape, considered by many to be Portugal's finest.

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Trebbiano

Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world.

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Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area covering 29,914 square miles (77,477 square kilometers, or 19,144,960 acres) located along the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries in northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin.

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Varietal

A varietal wine is a wine made primarily from a single named grape variety, and which typically displays the name of that variety on the wine label.

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Viognier

Viognier is a white wine grape variety.

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Zinfandel

Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Hill_Country_AVA

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