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The Dry Creek Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, located northwest of the town of Healdsburg.The valley is formed by Dry Creek, a tributary of the Russian River, and is approximately 16 miles (25.7 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. [2]
The area west of the Russian River was known as "the plaines" or "the ranchos". Prior to Spanish colonization, Alexander Valley was occupied by the Wappo and Pomo. Viticulture in the area dates back to 1843, when Cyrus Alexander used vine cuttings collected from Fort Ross on the Pacific coast, to establish vineyards in the area. [7]
The city has a total area of 4.464 sq mi (11.6 km 2), of which 4.457 sq mi (11.5 km 2) is land and 0.007 sq mi (0.0 km 2) is water. The total area is 0.15% water. [ 14 ] It lies on the Russian River , near a point used as a crossing of the river since the 1850s that is now the site of the Healdsburg Memorial Bridge .
Jordan Vineyard & Winery was founded in 1972 by Tom and Sally Jordan, who first purchased land in 1972 with the dream of planting a vineyard. The Jordan chateau, which overlooks nearly 1,200 acres of hills and vineyards with three quarters of the land dedicated to natural habitat, was designed by the architecture firm Backen, Arrigoni & Ross and was completed in 1976 just before the first ...
American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1983, amended in 1987, 2003, and 2005 [1] Country: United States: Part of: California, North Coast AVA, Northern Sonoma AVA, Sonoma Coast AVA, Sonoma County: Sub-regions: Chalk Hill AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA: Total area: 96,000 acres (150 sq mi) [2] Size of planted vineyards ...
Rodney Strong Vineyards is a family-owned winery based in Healdsburg, California, United States. It was founded in 1959 by wine pioneer and former dancer, Rodney Strong, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the winery focuses solely on Sonoma County grape growing and wines. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Healdsburg, California" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... J Vineyards & Winery; Jordan Vineyard & Winery; K. KFGY ...
Wine Country is a region of California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, known worldwide as a premier wine-growing region. [1] The region is famed for its wineries , its cuisine , [ 2 ] Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels , luxury resorts , historic architecture , [ 3 ] and culture. [ 4 ]