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Los Olivos District

Sub-zone

Los Olivos District is a named sub-zone of Santa Ynez Valley in the United States, covering 8,937 ha. It lies 7.4 km north-east of Solvang and 35 km east of Lompoc.

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Key facts

Official name
Los Olivos District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Santa Ynez Valley
Protected since
2016-02-22
Area
8,937 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.47 × 11.42 km
Centre
34.6420° N, 120.0793° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.253
Petitioner
C. Frederic Brander, Brander Vinyards

Where it is

Nearest town
7.4 km north-east of Solvang
Nearest city
35 km east of Lompoc 44,164 people
To the sea
19 km
Same latitude
North Lebanon highlands (Lebanon), Osaka (Japan), Κρασοχώρια Λεμεσού (Cyprus)

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

Terrain

Elevation
106–332 m
Mean elevation
211 m
Mean slope
4.8° (8 %)
Steepest tenth
above 12°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 91,884 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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