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An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
According to Visit Temecula Valley's 2018 economic impact report, in 2018 there was a 26% increase in tourism spending, reaching $1.1 billion spent, up from nearly $900 million spent in 2017. [21] The Temecula Valley is a major tourist destination on weekends. There are over 40 wineries offering public wine tasting. [19]
French Valley is a region located in southwestern Riverside County, near the cities and communities of Hemet, Winchester, Murrieta, and Temecula in the state of California, United States. It is part of the Plains of Leon, contiguous with the Perris Plain, that drains into the Temecula Basin by means of tributaries of the Santa Margarita River.
The Temecula Valley (Spanish: Valle de Temecula) [1] [2] is a graben rift valley in western Riverside County, California. The Temecula Valley is one of the graben valleys making up the Elsinore Trough , created by the Elsinore Fault Zone .
Honore Comfort, Wine Institute vice president of international marketing commented, "...there is no doubt that California wines will remain a top choice for wine drinkers around the world." [19] Demand for U.S. wine began to flatten in 2018 but COVID-19 pandemic distorted sales and shipments as consumers temporarily bought more. [20]
Sierra Foothills is a vast American Viticultural Area (AVA) encompassing portions of seven of the twelve California counties in the foothill "belt" of the Sierra Nevadas in north-central California, an interior range that extends about 360 mi (580 km) in a northwest-southeast orientation from Mt. Lassen to Walker Pass near Bakersfield.
The majority of the territory of the CDP is covered by the Temecula Valley Unified School District.The northwestern portion of French Valley is served by schools operated by the Murrieta Valley Unified School District in one portion, and the Menifee Union School District and the Perris Union High School District (for grades 9-12) in another portion.
Groves of ancient oak trees and meandering spring-fed creeks dot the valleys as green orchards and vineyards quilt the rolling hills. Sitting at an elevation between 1,800 and 2,700 feet above sea level, La Cresta benefits from a temperate year-round climate that is approximately 10 degrees cooler than the Murrieta/Temecula Valley.