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San Benito

Sub-zone

San Benito is a named sub-zone of Central Coast in the United States, covering 18,912 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
San Benito viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Central Coast
Protected since
1987-11-04
Area
18,912 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
18.94 × 17.41 km
Centre
36.7106° N, 121.2923° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.110
Petitioner
Almaden Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
18 km south of Hollister
Nearest city
33 km east of Salinas 157,380 people
To the sea
42 km
Same latitude
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry (Spain), Μονεμβασία- Malvasia (Greece), Pantelleria (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
111–721 m
Mean elevation
282 m
Mean slope
10.9° (19 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 202,908 elevation cells of about 31 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside San Benito · 2

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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