| Wine region | |
 Vineyard in Livermore | |
| Type | American Viticultural Area |
|---|---|
| Year established | 1982, amended 2006[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Part of | California, Central Coast AVA, San Francisco Bay AVA |
| Total area | 4,000 Acres of Vineyards |
| Grapes produced | Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Cinsault, Colombard, Counoise, Gewurztraminer, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Mourvedre, Muscat Canelli, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Semillon, Souzao, Syrah, Tempranillo, Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional, Viognier, Zinfandel[2] |
The Livermore Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Alameda County, California, surrounding the city of Livermore in the Tri-Valley region. Both the AVA and the city are named after Robert Livermore, a landowner whose holdings encompassed the valley. The groundwater basin underlying the valley is the Livermore Basin, the largest sub-unit of which is the Mocho Subbasin. The Livermore Basin is one of five aquifers in the San Francisco Bay Area that supply most of the metropolitan Bay Area population.[3] The entire Livermore Basin aquifer faces a concern over elevated total dissolved solids by the year 2020 due to an expanding human population leading to higher rates of return water flows to the aquifer containing certain salts.[4]
- ^ "§ 9.46 Livermore Valley" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ "Livermore Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ "San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board Integrated Management Plan" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
- ^ Bonnie, Thomas L. (2000). "What are the projected impacts of injecting reclaimed, reverse osmosis water into the Livermore-Amador Groundwater Basin?" (PDF). Bonnie Brothers Consulting. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2008.
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