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Yadkin Valley

Appellation

Yadkin Valley is an appellation in the United States, covering 579,233 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Yadkin Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2002-12-09
Area
579,233 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
92.84 × 119.27 km
Centre
36.1466° N, 80.8694° W
State
NC
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.174
Petitioner
Ms. Patricia McRitchie on behalf of Shelton Vineyards, Inc. of Dobson, NC

Where it is

Nearest town
40 km north of Statesville
Nearest city
56 km west of Winston-Salem 241,218 people
To the sea
327 km
Rivers nearby
Yadkin (9.2 km)
Same latitude
Nagano (Japan), Gozo (Malta), Ρόδος (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
170–1,238 m
Mean elevation
355 m

Measured over the whole outline on 382,514 elevation cells of about 124 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 8

Inside Yadkin Valley · 1

Contains

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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