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Middle Rio Grande Valley

Appellation

Middle Rio Grande Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 126,479 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Middle Rio Grande Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1988-03-03
Area
126,479 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
163.92 × 48.45 km
Centre
34.6573° N, 106.7624° W
State
NM
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.119
Petitioner
Kay Cady, President, Middle Rio Grande Chapter, New Mexico Vine & Wine Society

Where it is

Nearest town
next to Belen
Nearest city
49 km south-west of Albuquerque 564,559 people
To the sea
704 km
Rivers nearby
Rio Grande (1.5 km) · Puerco (12 km)
Same latitude
North Lebanon highlands (Lebanon), Osaka (Japan), Κρασοχώρια Λεμεσού (Cyprus)

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

Terrain

Elevation
1,386–1,912 m
Mean elevation
1,514 m

Measured over the whole outline on 20,827 elevation cells of about 252 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 4

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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