The Fair Play AVA is an

American Viticultural Area An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about th ...

in El Dorado County,

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, United States. It is entirely contained within the boundaries of the El Dorado AVA and the Sierra Foothills AVA. The boundaries of the Fair Play AVA include rolling hills at elevations between and

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, making it the

appellation with the second highest average

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after the Squaw Valley-Miramonte appellation. The most popular wine grape variety is

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, although varieties native to southern France and Italy are gaining in popularity.

Wineries

As of January 2019, American Winery Guide lists 32 wineries as being within the Fair Play AVA: * Bechard Vineyard & Winery
Bumgarner
* Busby Vineyard & Winery * C.G. DiArie Vineyard and Winery * Cantiga Wineworks * Cedar Creek Ranch & Vineyards
Cedarville Vineyard

Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards

Château d’ Estienne

Element 79 Vineyards
* Fleur De Lys Winery
Gold Mountain Winery & Lodge

Golden Leaves Vineyard & Winery

Gwinllan Estate
* Iverson Winery
Mastroserio Winery

Mediterranean Vineyards

Mellowood Vineyards
* MV Winery - Miller Vineyards * Oakstone Winery
Perry Creek WinerySentivo Vineyards & Winery

Shadow Ranch Vineyard

Skinner Vineyards & Winery
* Toogood Estate Winery * Van der Vijver Estate
Vista del Mirador Winery

Windwalker Vineyards
* Winery by the Creek

References

American Viticultural Areas American Viticultural Areas of California Geography of El Dorado County, California 2001 establishments in California {{wine-region-stub