Winegrowing Regions of Texas

General Description

The Bell Mountain AVA is located in Gillespie County and is entirely contained within the Hill Country American Viticultural area. This is statistically the smallest American Viticultural area in the state, covering only approximately 3200 acres and located on the southwest slopes of Bell Mountain. The region is dominated by 2 soil associations, Luckenbach-Pedernales-Heaton and Nebgen-Campair-Hye, with the latter covering over 50% of the region. Soil texture consists of clay and sandy loams at depths to 200cm with bedrock at depths greater than 200cm.

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Bell Mountain
General Description The Bell Mountain AVA is located in Gillespie County and is entirely contained within the Hill Country American Viticultural area. This is statistically the smallest American Viticultural area in the state, covering only approximately 3200 acres and located on the southwest slopes of Bell Mountain. The region is dominated by 2 soil associations, Luckenbach-Pedernales-Heaton and Nebgen-Campair-Hye, with the latter covering over 50% of the region. Soil texture consists of clay and sandy loams at depths to 200cm with bedrock at depths greater than 200cm. Technical Summary GIS Data	Select a region for description Bell Mountain Escondido Valley Fredericksburg (THC) Mesilla Valley Texoma Texas Davis Mountains Texas Hill Country Texas High Plains Select a region to enter GIS

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Bell Mountain

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