Wine region | |
Type | U.S. County |
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Year established | 2014[1] |
Country | US |
Part of | California, Mendocino County, North Coast AVA |
Other regions in California, Mendocino County, North Coast AVA | Mendocino AVA, Redwood Valley AVA, Potter Valley AVA |
Climate region | Temperate |
Soil conditions | shallow, well-draining, coarse gravel, sandstone, clay, and loam mixes[1] |
Total area | 26,260 acres (10,627 ha)[2] |
Size of planted vineyards | 115 acres (47 ha)[2] |
No. of vineyards | 1[2] |
Grapes produced | Pinot noir[2] |
Varietals produced | Pinot noir |
No. of wineries | 5[2] |
Wine produced | Pinot noir |
Eagle Peak Mendocino County is an American Viticultural Area located in Mendocino County, California and established on November 10, 2014, by the U.S. Department of Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). It lies within the North Coast AVA and takes its name from the nearby Eagle Peak summit covering the mountainous area situated in the California Coastal Range just west of the Redwood Valley AVA and east of the V-shaped Mendocino AVA. It was first proposed in June 2013, designating roughly 26,260 acres (10,627 ha) and straddles U.S. Highway 101 between the towns of Ukiah and Willits. The new boundaries reduced about 1,500 and 1,900 acres (607 and 769 ha) from each bordering AVA to eliminate overlap with Eagle Peak Mendocino County.[1]