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It was the thirteenth bonded winery in Sonoma County. [5] [10] In 1962, Rodney Strong purchased a turn-of-the-century winery and vineyard in Windsor, Sonoma County with 159 acres of “mixed” grapes. In 1965 he replanted his vineyard to Chardonnay vines - the first Chardonnay planted in what would later become the Chalk Hill AVA.
In 1999, the grower's association filed a new proposal to revise the boundaries based on the influences of coastal fog. Under this proposal the warmer Chalk Hill sub-AVA, which has little fog influence, would be excluded from the Russian River AVA and more acreage along the southwest corner of the AVA would be added. [10]
The Chalk Hill AVA is a sub-appellation of the Russian River Valley located near the town of Windsor along the foothills at the southern end of Alexander Valley and along the Santa Rosa plain. [3] The name Chalk Hill comes from the unique volcanic soil of chalky white ash which has shown itself to perform well with planting of white wine ...
The boundaries of the Chalk Hill AVA cover 33 square miles (85 km 2) of land within the northeast corner of Russian River AVA.Many of the region's 1,600 acres (650 ha) of planted vineyard land is located along the western slopes of the Mayacamas Mountain reaching up to altitudes of 200–1300 feet (60–400 meters).
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] The viticultural area incorporates the Alexander Valley AVA , Chalk Hill AVA , Dry Creek Valley AVA , Knights Valley AVA , Russian River Valley AVA , Sonoma Coast AVA , and parts of the Green ...
Chalk Hill may refer to: Chalk hill, a hill made up of chalk; Chalk Hill AVA, an American viticultural area in Sonoma County, California, US; Chalk Hills, a mountain range in Los Angeles, California, US; Chalk Hill (Missouri), a peak located in Missouri, US; Chalk Hill Middle School, a middle school in Monroe, Connecticut, US
The boundary of the North Coast AVA encompasses many smaller wine appellations, which generally have higher consumer appeal and therefore higher commercial value. Wine produced primarily from grapes grown in any one of these appellations will likely carry that appellation on its bottle label rather than the North Coast AVA designation.
Downer Tavern, also known as the Jonathan Downer House, is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located in Chalk Hill, Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1826, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, 5-bay, brick building with a center hall floor plan with Federal style detailing. It has a two-story, kitchen ...