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Fair Play

Sub-zone

Fair Play is a named sub-zone of El Dorado in the United States, covering 10,553 ha. It lies 16 km south-east of Diamond Springs and 45 km east of Folsom.

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Key facts

Official name
Fair Play viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
El Dorado
Protected since
2001-04-27
Area
10,553 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
11.87 × 12.89 km
Centre
38.6003° N, 120.6678° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.168
Petitioner
Brian Fitzpatrick, president of Fair Play Winery Association

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km south-east of Diamond Springs
Nearest city
45 km east of Folsom 76,375 people
To the sea
95 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
470–1,072 m
Mean elevation
722 m
Mean slope
11.4° (20 %)
Steepest tenth
above 20°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 118,622 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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