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• Located in eastern Monterey County, California
• It was established as an AVA in 1984
• It runs roughly 100 miles from its northern point, north of Monterey Bay to its southern point bordering Paso Robles, California
• Includes both the Carmel Valley and the Salinas Valley
• Seven smaller American Viticultural Areas (Arroyo Seco AVA, Carmel Valley AVA, Hames Valley AVA, San Antonio Valley AVA, San Bernabe AVA, San Lucas AVA, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA)
• The northern portion is a cool growing region, but one with a very long growing season
• The southern part of the Monterey AVA is much hotter (reaching 100 degrees at times)
• The soil is sandy and most regions require extensive irrigation from the Salinas River
• Over 50% of the grapes grown in the Monterey AVA are chardonnay
• In the northern area, riesling and pinot noir are popular
• In the south, Bordeaux varietals are most often grown