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Yamhill-Carlton

Sub-zone

Yamhill-Carlton is a named sub-zone of Willamette Valley in the United States, covering 23,255 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Yamhill-Carlton viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Willamette Valley
Protected since
2004-11-18
Area
23,255 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
23.56 × 16.58 km
Centre
45.2570° N, 123.2575° W
State
OR
Also known as
Yamhill-Carlton District
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.183
Petitioner
Mr. Ken Wright, of Ken Wright Cellars

Where it is

Nearest town
7 km north-west of McMinnville
Nearest city
39 km north of Salem 175,535 people
To the sea
55 km
Same latitude
Soave Superiore (Italy), Saint-Estèphe (France), South Banat (Serbia), Sarica Niculiţel (Romania), Hrvatska Istra (Croatia)

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

Terrain

Elevation
46–379 m
Mean elevation
131 m
Mean slope
8.7° (15 %)
Steepest tenth
above 16°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 323,964 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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