Tracy Hills is California’s Newest Viticultural Area
The reports that the small town of Tracy in the northern San Joaquin Valley of California recently earned itself a marketing tool. The , a division of the United States Treasury Department, granted approval label wine from the region as unique. The region is called “Tracy Hills” and is limited to only a few vineyards. It is comprised of “39,200 acres southwest of Tracy and spanning parts of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.”To achieve the “unique” label, the wine grapes have to be different enough from wine grapes grown in other areas. The unique label means the federal government has decided that the region is a “distinct viticultural area.” Tracy Hills joins almost 100 other California viticultural area.
It took six years to get the approval and now the distinction can be put on wine labels for wineries in the region. But if you are interested in tasting some Tracy Hills wine, don’t go there. No tasting rooms exist yet, according to the .
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