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Stags Leap District AVA (wine region)
Type	American Viticultural Area
Year established	1989
Country	USA
Part of	California, Napa County, Napa Valley AVA
Total area	2,700 acres (11 km2)
Size of planted vineyards	1,200 acres (5 km2)
Varietals produced	Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Zinfandel
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"Stags Leap" redirects here. For wineries in the district, see Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Stags' Leap Winery.

The Stags Leap District AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within the Napa Valley AVA 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the city of Napa, California. The Stags Leap District was the first appellation to be designated an AVA based on the unique terroir characteristics of its soil. The soil of this region include loam and clay sediments from the Napa River and volcanic soil deposits left over from erosion of the Vaca Mountains. Like many Napa Valley AVAs, Stags Leap District is particularly known for it Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1976 at the Judgement of Paris wine tasting, the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet from this AVA won first place in the red wine category, beating out classified Bordeaux estates.^[3] Today, the Stags Leap District^[4] is home to sixteen different wineries.

[edit] References

^ Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.117 Stags Leap District." Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.
^ Stags Leap Winegrowers Association (2007). "Visit the District". Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.
^ ^a ^b Appellation America (2007). "Stags Leap District (AVA): Appellation Description". Retrieved Oct. 31, 2007.
^ Napa's Stags Leap District AVA published by novusvinum.com

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