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In 1969, there were still only 58 bonded wineries in Sonoma Valley. The wine industry in the valley began to expand rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s. By 1975 some 24,000 acres (9,700 ha.) were under plantation. [6] Official boundaries for the Sonoma Valley wine region were codified into federal law in 1981 as the eighth designated American ...
Pages in category "American Viticultural Areas of Sonoma County, California" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sonoma Valley is a valley located in southeastern Sonoma County, California, in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Known as the birthplace of the California wine industry, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the valley is home to some of the earliest vineyards and wineries in the state, some of which survived the phylloxera epidemic of the 1870s and ...
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) within Sonoma Valley and North Coast viticultural areas, just north of the city of Sonoma.This mountainous region on the very eastern edge of Sonoma County has a historic reputation for producing rich, intensely-flavored wines from Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah varietals since the 1880s. [2]
The Northern Sonoma AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, United States. The appellation covers most of the county with the notable exceptions of the Los Carneros AVA and Sonoma Valley AVA wine regions, which are located in the southern portion of the county.
Sonoma County wine refers to the viticulture and winemaking in Sonoma County, California, United States. County names in the United States automatically qualify as legal appellations of origin for wine produced from grapes grown in that county and do not require registration with the United States Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
Eleven vineyards are currently located within the AVA and there are approximately 160 acres (1 km 2) of planted wine grapes. [ 2 ] S. P. Hallinger planted grapes in the Rockpile area in 1894, but most of his 4000-acre ranch was destroyed and submerged from the 1960s to the 1980s in the creation of Lake Sonoma. [ 4 ]
A group of wine producers from the region petitioned the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a name change to associate the Green Valley with the more popular Russian River Valley. [2] The name of the appellation was changed with an amendment to the federal law designating American Viticultural ...