Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA

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Palos Verdes Peninsula is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located on the Pacific coast of Los Angeles County. It was established as the nation's 253rd, the state's 142nd and the county's seventh appellation on June 17, 2021 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by James York, owner of Catalina View Wines, on behalf of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Winegrowers proposing a viticultural area named "Palos Verdes Peninsula." The viticultural area encompasses 15,900 acres (25 sq mi) containing the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills. There are two commercial vineyards, Catalina View Wines and La Caze Family Vineyard, and at least six identifiable vineyards for personal use cultivating just over seven acres (2.8 ha) within the AVA. Palos Verdes Peninsula is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. The northern and eastern boundaries of the AVA coincides with the jurisdictional boundaries of the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, and the neighboring cities of Torrance, Lomita and San Pedro, respectively. Palos Verdes Peninsula viticultural area is not located within, nor does it contain, any established viticultural area.