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Western Connecticut Highlands

Appellation

Western Connecticut Highlands is an appellation in the United States, covering 409,858 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Western Connecticut Highlands viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1988-03-10
Area
409,858 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
112.18 × 71.9 km
Centre
41.5437° N, 73.2861° W
State
CT
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.122
Petitioner
Mr. & Mrs. William Hopkins, Hopkins Vineyard

Where it is

Nearest town
9.2 km north-west of Southbury
Nearest city
20 km west of Waterbury 108,802 people
To the sea
42 km
Rivers nearby
Housatonic (8.3 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Priorat (Spain), Povardarie (North Macedonia), Cesanese del Piglio (Italy), Сандански (Bulgaria)

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

Terrain

Elevation
2–725 m
Mean elevation
228 m

Measured over the whole outline on 79,027 elevation cells of about 229 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 4

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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