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San Luis Rey

Sub-zone

San Luis Rey is a named sub-zone of South Coast in the United States, covering 39,447 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
San Luis Rey viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
South Coast
Protected since
2024-09-30
Area
39,447 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
33.47 × 27.84 km
Centre
33.2942° N, 117.2143° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.295
Petitioner
Rebecca Wood

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km north-east of Vista
Nearest city
10 km south of Fallbrook 30,534 people
To the sea
20 km
Same latitude
Jezzine (Lebanon), Upper Galilee (Israel)

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

Terrain

Elevation
2–549 m
Mean elevation
172 m

Measured over the whole outline on 97,523 elevation cells of about 64 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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