Horse Heaven Hills | |
Type: | American Viticultural Area |
Year: | 2005[1] |
Country: | United States |
Part Of: | Washington, Columbia Valley AVA |
Similar: | Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA, Candy Mountain AVA, Goose Gap AVA, Naches Heights AVA, Lake Chelan AVA, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Red Mountain AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs AVA, Yakima Valley AVA |
Climate Region: | Continental/maritime |
Soil: | quick-draining silty loam |
Total Size: | 570000acres |
Planted: | 6040acres |
Vineyards: | 20 |
Grapes: | Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin blanc, Grenache, Malbec, Marsanne, Merlot, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot, Riesling, Roussanne, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Viognier, Zinfandel[2] |
Wineries: | 11 |
Wine Produced: | Varietal, Dessert wine, Meritage, Sparkling wine |
Horse Heaven Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in southeastern Washington lying in portions of Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties, north and west of the Columbia River and south of the Yakima Valley and lies within the vast Columbia Valley appellation. Horse Heaven Hills was established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau