San Lucas AVA explained

San Lucas AVA
Type:	American Viticultural Area
Year:	1987, amended 2004^[1]
Country:	United States
Part Of:	California, Central Coast AVA, Monterey AVA
Total Size:	33920acres^[2]
Grapes:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah^[3]

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 foothills. The appellation has the largest diurnal temperature variation of any of California's AVAs.

Notes and References

1. Web site: § 9.56 San Lucas . Code of Federal Regulations . Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. January 24, 2008.
2. Web site: Wine Institute . 2008 . American Viticultural Areas by State . https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115948/http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp . 2008-01-27 . mdy-all.
3. Web site: Appellation America . 2007. San Lucas (AVA): Appellation Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223024/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/San-Lucas.html. 2016-03-03 . January 24, 2008. mdy-all.