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The wine region consists of approximately 15,400 acres (62 km 2) in northwestern Sonoma County. All of the AVA has an elevation in excess of 800 feet (244 m) above sea level . Eleven vineyards are currently located within the AVA and there are approximately 160 acres (1 km 2 ) of planted wine grapes .
But wine consumption in America began to grow, and by 1999 Sonoma County had over 49,000 acres (198 km 2) of vineyards owned by more than 750 growers and 180 bonded wineries. [5] Of the 250 wineries existing in 2007, over half are less than 20 years old.
Los Carneros (also known as Carneros) is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) which includes parts of both Sonoma and Napa counties in California, U.S.A. The 37,000 acres (58 sq mi) area was recognized on September 18, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Beaulieu Vineyards proposing to establish a viticultural area named ...
The Russian River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Sonoma County, California. Centered on the Russian River, the Russian River Valley AVA accounts for about one-sixth of the total planted vineyard acreage in Sonoma County. The appellation was granted AVA status in 1983 and enlarged in 2005. [1]
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. The creation of this AVA was largely based on the petitioning of the E & J Gallo Winery as part of their expansion of their Gallo of Sonoma brand. [2]
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 Sonoma Coast AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, United States containing more than 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2), mostly along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean. It extends from San Pablo Bay to the border with Mendocino County .
The Bennett Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Sonoma County, California.The boundaries of this appellation lie completely within the North Coast AVA, almost completely within the Sonoma Valley AVA and overlaps into some areas of the Sonoma Coast AVA and Sonoma Mountain AVA.