The San Bernabe 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 ...

located in southern

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. It is part of the larger

Monterey AVA The Monterey AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in eastern Monterey County, California. It was established in 1984. It is part of the larger Central Coast AVA. It runs roughly from its northern point, north of Monterey Bay to its south ...

. San Bernabe is located in the

Salinas Valley The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley. The Salinas River, which geologicall ...

, between the Salinas River on the east, and the

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on the west. To the north of the appellation is

Pine Canyon Pine Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, just south of King City. Pine Canyon sits at an elevation of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,871. Geography Pine Canyon is ...

and to the south is the

San Lucas AVA The San Lucas AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Monterey County, California. It is located at the southern end of Salinas Valley, shares an eastern border with the Chalone AVA, and is bordered on the west by the Santa Lucia Range f ...

. The San Bernabe AVA was created in 2004 as a result of a petition by Delicato Family Vineyards, whose make it the largest in the region.

San Bernabe vineyard

The San Bernabe Vineyard is part of the San Bernabe

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References

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