Bell Mountain AVA explained

Bell Mountain AVA
Type:	American Viticultural Area
Year:	1986^[1]
Country:	United States
Part Of:	Texas, Texas Hill Country AVA
Similar:	Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA
Climate Region:	Humid subtropical
Total Size:	3200acres^[2]
Planted:	70acres^[3]
Grapes:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling
Wineries:	1
Wine Produced:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling

The Bell Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Gillespie County, Texas.^[4] It was the first designated wine area located entirely in the state of Texas, and covers an area of over 3200acres. The appellation is entirely contained within the Texas Hill Country AVA, which was established nine years after Bell Mountain AVA.^[2] As of 2006, there were nine wineries in the appellation.^[5]

References

30.315°N -98.9245°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: § 9.55 Bell Mountain . Code of Federal Regulations . July 10, 2008 . Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas . 2007-11-15.
2. Web site: Professional Friends of Wine . 2007 . American Viticultural Areas . https://web.archive.org/web/20071212025202/http://www.winepros.org/consumerism/ava.htm . 2007-12-12 . 2007-11-15.
3. Web site: Bell Mountain AVA: Appellation Profile . Appellation America . 25 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829112243/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Bell-Mountain.html . 2018-08-29 . 2007 . live.
4. Web site: The Wine Growing Regions of Texas. Texas Wine / Texas Dept. of Agriculture. 2006. 2007-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20080107032150/http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/appellations.html. 7 January 2008 . live.
5. Web site: List of Wineries by County . Wine Society of Texas . 2006 . 2007-12-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070810113235/http://www.winesocietyoftexas.org/winery_by_county.htm . 2007-08-10 . dead .