Mount Veeder
Location: California, United States
Legal name: Mt. Veeder
Region: Napa Valley
Nested under: Napa Valley
Mount Veeder is a mountain AVA on Napa Valley's western side in the Mayacamas range. Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-style blends are the headline styles, but the wines often show more aromatic lift, herbal detail, and tensile structure than warmer valley-floor reds. The AVA is useful shorthand for Napa wines shaped by altitude, slope, lower yields, and cooler western exposure.
Notable Rules
Nested within Napa Valley AVA. The federal AVA name is Mt. Veeder; Mount Veeder is the common consumer rendering.
Also Known As
Mount Veeder AVA, Mt. Veeder, Mt. Veeder AVA
Sources & References
- eCFR 27 CFR Part 9 American Viticultural Areas — Public domain federal regulation (eCFR).
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