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California Wine Atlas

Kern County

County

Heat class V · 1991-2020 normals

Climate Normals

4,330°F-days

, Apr 1 – Oct 31

1276 GridMET cells cover this region

V

46mm

season rain, Apr 1 – Oct 31

14 mm of it in the , Sep 1 – Oct 31

Vintage Heat Since 1980

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Season and Harvest Rain

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The Boundary

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Measured Vineyard Area

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Drought Categories by Year

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Soil Components

7.6

pH, 1:1 water

14.1cm

, whole profile

148cm

to

Well drained

, dominant condition

Distribution across 1066 · mean ◆, median │, p10–p90 bar

7.6
0.9%
16.0%
available water
14.1cm
depth to restriction
148cm

Dominant

  • 5.1%
  • 4.9%
  • 4.6%
  • 3.0%
  • 2.6%

1066 map units · soil described over 96.1% of the region’s area · 6.2% is water, rock outcrop or other non-soil · 38% of the described area has a restrictive layer within the profile.

Soil Texture vs. All Appellations

CLAYSANDSILT

Sandy loam

61% sand · 23% silt · 16% clay

Sandier than 91% of California appellations and clayier than 10%. Each grey point is one appellation’s topsoil; appellations nest, so this is a distribution of places rather than of land.

Plus 13% rock fragments by volume, which the triangle does not describe — the three fractions are of the fine-earth material only.

Elevation, Slope and Aspect

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Bearing Acreage by Variety

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Price per Ton

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