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Monticello

Appellation

Monticello is an appellation in the United States, covering 379,521 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Monticello viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1984-01-23
Area
379,521 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
85.12 × 102.9 km
Centre
38.0053° N, 78.5957° W
State
VA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.48
Petitioner
George Cushnie, co-owner of Thistle Gate Vineyard

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km west of Charlottesville
Nearest city
55 km south of Harrisonburg 52,538 people
To the sea
116 km
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Aegean (Türkiye), Μαυροδάφνη Κεφαλληνίας (Greece), Bullas (Spain)

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

Terrain

Elevation
48–1,158 m
Mean elevation
214 m

Measured over the whole outline on 66,054 elevation cells of about 241 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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