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California Wine Map Updates

The last time we updated our Wine Map of California, a new region – Petaluma Gap – was added almost immediately. It's now in our updated map.

Petaluma Gap Wine Map

Perhaps all of the backlogged new regions will be made official soon! There are currently 9 pending new regions and 3 pending expansions to existing regions in California.

Here's a summary of all of the pending AVAs in the US:

AVA Name	State(s)	County	Date Accepted

Royal Slope	WA	Adams, Grant	04/14/2017
Alisos Canyon	CA	Santa Barbara	04/14/2017
Boundary Modification of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA and the Arroyo Seco AVA	CA	Monterey	08/01/2017
Verde Valley	AZ	Yavapai	08/01/2017
San Luis Obispo Coast (SLO Coast)	CA	San Luis Obispo	08/30/2017
Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon	OR	Polk	10/12/2017
The Burn of Columbia Valley	WA	Klickitat	10/31/2017
White Bluffs	WA	Franklin	11/07/2017
Lower Long Tom	OR	Benton, Lake	01/04/2018
Upper Lake Valley	CA	Lake	01/10/2018
Ulupalakua	HI	Maui	03/06/2018
Goose Gap	WA	Benton	03/06/2018
Expansion of the Clarksburg AVA	CA	Sacramento, Solano, Yolo	04/10/2018
Virginia Peninsula	VA	James City, York, New Kent, Charles City	05/11/2018
Gabilan Mountains	CA	Monterey, San Benito	06/14/2018
Tehachapi	CA	Kern	07/11/2018
Palos Verdes Peninsula	CA	Los Angeles	08/01/2018
Rocky Reach	WA	Chelan, Douglas	09/26/2018
Paulsell Valley	CA	Stanislaus/td>	10/23/2018
Long Valley-Lake County	CA	Lake	11/07/2018
Expansion of the Red Hills Lake County AVA	CA	Lake	04/17/2019
Yucaipa Valley	CA	Riverside, San Bernardino	06/21/2019

Source: https://www.ttb.gov/wine/pending_ava_list.shtml

Maps Are Only as Good as the Data they're Made From - Etna Edition

As the internet grows, it seems that the amount of disinformation grows with it. Something completely wrong can rise to the top of search results. The errors are then magnified by uncritical and ignorant copying. I'm seeing this more and more in the world of wine maps.

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The World Through Wine Colored Glasses

I'm having a flashback to a wine course I took many years ago. There was one question that I got wrong that never sat right with me:

Q: True or False? Wine comes in a limited range of colors.

A: ~~True~~

Wrong! You are wrong! It is FALSE! Wine comes comes in a wide range of colors. Moron.

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South America Updates

We’ve updated our South America map. It’s a fairly extensive revision made with the help of Brian Ravitsky, a top South American wine importer and partner in Brazos Wines, as well as with a group of highly respected winemakers in Argentina and Chile.

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