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Diablo Grande

Appellation

Diablo Grande is an appellation in the United States, covering 13,989 ha. It lies 19 km south-west of Patterson and 40 km south-west of Modesto.

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Key facts

Official name
Diablo Grande viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1998-08-21
Area
13,989 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
17.21 × 13.37 km
Centre
37.3569° N, 121.2833° W
State
CA
Also known as
refered by many newspaper articles as the "Oak Flats Valley Ranch" or the "Oak Flats Valley"
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.156
Petitioner
Vincent E. Petrucci

Where it is

Nearest town
19 km south-west of Patterson
Nearest city
40 km south-west of Modesto 211,266 people
To the sea
73 km
Same latitude
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy), Yantai (China), Montilla-Moriles (Spain), Southeast Anatolia (Türkiye), Lagos (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
101–815 m
Mean elevation
414 m
Mean slope
19.2° (35 %)
Steepest tenth
above 30°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 152,301 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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