Location
Napa Valley, west of Napa and Yountville, within the Mayacamas Range. The only one of the five Napa Valley mountain appellations that adjoins the cool Carneros District.
Total Area
16,000 square acres (64.7 km2)
Acres under Vine
about 1,000 (400 hectares), 64% Cabernet Sauvignon
Cases Produced
approximately 40,000 per vintage, about 1.3% of total Napa Valley production
Highest Vineyards
2,550 feet (Lampyridae Vineyards)
Highest Winery
2,400 feet (Mayacamas Vineyards)
First Wine Recorded
1864 by Captain Stelham Wing, from today’s Wing Canyon Vineyard
AVA Established
1993
Wineries
35 member vintners producing wines from the Mount Veeder AVA
Growers
7 member growers
Soil Types
primarily sandstone and shale derived from old sea floor, with some volcanic soil at the highest elevations
Top soil depth
typically 12 to 24 inches
Vineyard slope
varies, typically 10° to 30°