Fair Play AVA
Wine region
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established2001, 2015 [1]
CountryUnited States
Part ofCalifornia, El Dorado AVA, Sierra Foothills AVA
Size of planted vineyards350 acres (1 km2)[2]
Grapes producedBarbera, Black Muscat, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Malbec, Merlot, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot noir, Pinotage, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Souzao, Syrah, Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Viognier, Zinfandel[2]

The Fair Play AVA is an American Viticultural Area in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is entirely contained within the boundaries of the El Dorado AVA and the Sierra Foothills AVA. The boundaries of the Fair Play AVA include rolling hills at elevations between 2,000 feet (610 m) and 3,000 feet (914 m) above sea level, making it the California appellation with the second highest average elevation after the Squaw Valley-Miramonte appellation. The soils are decomposed granite as part of the Sierra Nevada Foothills region, and the area is within the Cosumnes River watershed. The most popular red wine grape variety is Zinfandel, although varieties popular in southern Rhone Valley France and Italy, such as Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Sangiovese and Barbera are quite commonly planted here. White wine is less popular in this AVA, but significant plantings of Viognier and Grenache Blanc, along with Chardonnay are the more popular white varietals. [2]

Wineries

As of January 2019, American Winery Guide lists 32 wineries as being within the Fair Play AVA:[3]

The Fair Play Winery Association shows 25 active member wineries with most of them listed below. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Expansion of the Fair Play Viticultural Area Archived 2009-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Jan. 4, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Appellation America (2007). "Fair Play (AVA): Appellation Description". Retrieved Jan. 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Fair Play Wineries". American Winery Guide. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Fair Play Winery association". Fair Play Winery Association. Retrieved 2023-11-12.


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