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Central Coast AVA

Central Coast AVA

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Central Coast is a vast American Viticultural Area (AVA) that spans along the Central California Pacific coastline from the San Francisco Bay Area south through Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. It was established on November 25, 1985 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Taylor California Cellars, a winery in Gonzales, California, to establish the "Central Coast" viticultural area.[1] The boundaries of the Central Coast, which have been expanded twice, includes portions of six counties where approximately 100,000 acres (40,469 ha) cultivated with Chardonnay being more than half of the varietal. Within the multi-county AVA are numerous established appellations that share the same maritime climate produced by the Pacific Ocean.[5]

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A Pinot grigio from the Central Coast AVA.

County names in the United States automatically qualify as legal appellations of origin for wine produced from grapes grown in that county and do not require registration with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). TTB was created in January 2003, when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, or ATF, was extensively reorganized under the provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.[6][7] The counties within Central Coast are:

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    "Establishment of Central Coast Viticultural Area" (27 CFR Part 9 [ATF-216; Re: Notice No. 532] Final Rule). Federal Register. 50 (206). Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury: 43128–43131. October 24, 1985.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Establishment of the San Francisco Bay Viticultural Area and the Realignment of the Boundary of the Central Coast Viticultural Area (97- 242)" (27 CFR Part 9 RIN 1512–AA07 [T.D. ATF–407; Ref Notice No. 856] Final Rule). Federal Register. 64 (12). Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury: 3015–3026. January 20, 1999.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Expansion of San Francisco Bay and Central Coast Viticultural Areas (2002R–202P)" (27 CFR Part 9 [T.D. TTB–48; Re: Notice No. 44] RIN 1513–AA55 Final Rule). Federal Register. 71 (115). Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury: 34522–34525. June 15, 2006.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Establishment of the San Luis Obispo Coast (SLO Coast) Viticultural Area" (27 CFR 9, 87 FR 13160 [Docket No. TTB-2020-0009 T.D. TTB-177 Ref: Notice No. 194] Final Rule). Federal Register. 87 (46). Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: 13160–13165. March 9, 2022.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Central Coast (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
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    "The TTB Story". TTB.gov. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury. 2002.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Title 27, Section §4.25 Appellations of origin". Code of Federal Regulations. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. 1978.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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