York Mountain AVA

York Mountain
Wine region
	York Mountain vineyards
Type	American Viticultural Area
Year established	1983; 1987 Amended
Years of wine industry	156
Country	United States
Part of	California, Central Coast AVA, San Luis Obispo County
Other regions in California, Central Coast AVA, San Luis Obispo County	Arroyo Grande Valley AVA, Edna Valley AVA, Paso Robles AVA, SLO Coast AVA
Climate region	Region I
Heat units	1900 GDDs units
Precipitation (annual average)	45 to 50 in (1,143–1,270 mm); 4.24 in (107.70 mm) during growing season
Soil conditions	shallow sandstone, sandy clay with some alluvial deep sandy clay-loam and limestone outcrops
Total area	6,400 acres (10 sq mi)
No. of vineyards	4
Grapes produced	Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Grenache, Petit Verdot, Pinot noir, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier, Zinfandel
No. of wineries	2

York Mountain is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, California. It lies within the larger Central Coast AVA located on the eastern side of the Santa Lucia Mountains and west of Paso Robles viticultural area. The mountainous terrain features vineyards that are mostly cultivated at an elevation around 1,500 feet (457 m). York Mountain climate is cooler and wetter than Paso Robles being just seven miles (11 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It was established as the nation's 40^th, the state's 26^th and the county's third appellation on August 24, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Stephen and Max Goldman, owners of York Mountain Winery, proposing a viticultural area named "York Mountain." Historically, Andrew York, a British immigrant, planted the first vineyard on York Mountain in the 1870s and established Ascension Winery, the first bonded winery in the Central Coast. It survived through Prohibition and later renamed York Mountain Winery, staying in the York family until 1970 when it was purchased by Max Goldman.