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Hames Valley

Sub-zone

Hames Valley is a named sub-zone of Monterey in the United States, covering 4,966 ha. It lies 33 km north of Paso Robles and 70 km north of San Luis Obispo.

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Key facts

Official name
Hames Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Monterey
Protected since
1994-04-25
Area
4,966 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
8.61 × 11.41 km
Centre
35.8832° N, 120.8784° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.147
Petitioner
Mr. Barry C. Jackson of the Harmony Wine Company on behalf of Valley Farm Management, Soledad, California, and Mr. Bob Denney & Associates, Visalia, California

Where it is

Nearest town
33 km north of Paso Robles
Nearest city
70 km north of San Luis Obispo 47,339 people
To the sea
39 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (4.5 km)
Same latitude
Yamanashi (Japan), Malta (Malta)

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

Terrain

Elevation
143–406 m
Mean elevation
237 m
Mean slope
6.2° (11 %)
Steepest tenth
above 14°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 52,309 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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