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San Ysidro District

Sub-zone

San Ysidro District is a named sub-zone of Santa Clara Valley in the United States, covering 1,021 ha. It lies 6.2 km east of Gilroy and 19 km south-east of Morgan Hill.

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Key facts

Official name
San Ysidro District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Santa Clara Valley
Protected since
1990-12-17
Area
1,021 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
5.39 × 4.46 km
Centre
37.0076° N, 121.4980° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.130
Petitioner
Barry Jackson, Harmony Wine Co.

Where it is

Nearest town
6.2 km east of Gilroy
Nearest city
19 km south-east of Morgan Hill 42,948 people
To the sea
33 km
Lakes nearby
San Luis (30 km)
Same latitude
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy), Yantai (China), Jerez-Xérès-Sherry (Spain), Malvasia Πάρος (Greece), Tavira (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
48–211 m
Mean elevation
90 m
Mean slope
5.7° (10 %)
Steepest tenth
above 16°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 43,974 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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