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The Alta Mesa AVA is an American Viticultural Area entirely located within the Lodi AVA in Sacramento County, California in the United States. The appellation 's name is Spanish for "high table", a reference to the higher elevation of the land compared to the surrounding terrain.
The Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Napa Valley AVA at the southern end of the valley floor. The appellation's close proximity to San Pablo Bay results in a climate that is cooler and more moderate than any region in Napa Valley other than the Los Carneros AVA.
California Shenandoah Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within portions of Amador County and El Dorado County, California.The area was established on January 27, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Treasury after approving the petition from the Amador County Wine Grape Growers Association proposing a viticultural area in Amador County ...
The first commercial winery in California, Buena Vista Winery, was founded in 1857 by Agoston Haraszthy and is located in Sonoma, California. John Patchett opened the first commercial winery in the area that is now Napa County in 1859. [14]
The OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC) is a 150-acre (0.61 km 2) event venue in Costa Mesa, California. The site hosts over 150 events attracting 4.3 million visitors annually, and is home to the Orange County Fair , Centennial Farm, Costa Mesa Speedway , and Pacific Amphitheatre .
The vineyard designated was Strong's Alexander's Crown vineyard located near Jimtown. In 1988, E & J Gallo Winery purchased substantial tracts of land in the Alexander Valley to establish the fine wine brand of the company. [5] In 1963, one of Alexander Valley's most prestigious vineyards, the Robert Young Vineyard, was planted.
The valley itself is 9 miles (14 km) long and 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, with an east–west orientation unusual in the Californian coastal range, a result of volcanic activity of Round Mountain, an extinct volcano lying within the valley. The AVA contains 15,000 acres (61 km 2), and about 700 acres (2.8 km 2) are currently planted in vineyards ...
With the commercial production of wine banned, vineyards were ripped out and replaced with tree nut and fruit orchards. [2] The oldest continually operating commercial winery in Mendocino County is Parducci Wines founded in 1931 while Prohibition was still in place. Parducci remained the only commercial winery in Mendocino until the late 1960s. [2]