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{{Short description|American grape-growing area}}
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{{Infobox Wine Region
| name = Paicines AVA
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| type = [[American Viticultural Area]]
| year = 1982<ref name="code">{{cite web |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&SID=03f124cf6511695298349ba98eebdebe&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se27.1.9_139|website=Code of Federal Regulations |title=§ 9.39 Paicines |date=2012-02-12 |format= Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas |access-date=2008-01-24}}</ref>
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| country = United States
| part of = [[California wine|California]], [[Central Coast AVA]], [[San Benito AVA]]
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| total size = {{convert|42880|acre|ha|0}}<ref name="WS">{{cite web |title=Paicines Wine |url=https://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-paicines |website=Wine Searcher |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=2018-03-21}}</ref>
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| grapes = [[Arneis]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Chardonnay]], [[Malbec]], [[Merlot]], [[Petit Verdot]], [[Syrah]]<ref name="appellation_america">{{cite web |website=Appellation America |date=2007|url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Paicines.html |title=Paicines (AVA): Appellation Profile|access-date=2008-01-24}}</ref>
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The '''Paicines AVA''' is an [[American Viticultural Area]] located in [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]], [[California]], named after the town of [[Paicines, California|Paicines]]. It is part of the larger [[San Benito AVA]], and is located near the central part of the county.  The Paicines area is warmer than other nearby regions in San Benito, but cooler than the wine regions of the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]].  The [[appellation]] is home to the [[Vista Verde Vineyard]], a {{convert|500|acre|ha|0}} vineyard once owned by [[Almaden Vineyards]].<ref name="appellation_america"/>
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[[Category:American Viticultural Areas of San Benito County, California]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in California]]
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