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Mt. Veeder

Sub-zone

Mt. Veeder is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 6,839 ha. It lies 8.2 km east of Agua Caliente and 12 km north-west of Napa.

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Key facts

Official name
Mt. Veeder viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1990-03-22
Area
6,839 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
17.84 × 13.41 km
Centre
38.3582° N, 122.4042° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.123
Petitioner
Robin Williams

Where it is

Nearest town
8.2 km east of Agua Caliente
Nearest city
12 km north-west of Napa 80,434 people
To the sea
23 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (25 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Alentejo (Portugal), Μοσχάτο Πατρών (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
77–817 m
Mean elevation
328 m
Mean slope
16.7° (30 %)
Steepest tenth
above 27°
Faces
north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 76,903 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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