Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
J Vineyards & Winery is a California winery located in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County, California, owned and operated by E & J Gallo since 2015. 38°34′23″N 122°50′33″W / 38.57298°N 122.84262°W / 38.57298; -122
Healdsburg is located within the former township of Mendocino. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached Healdsburg in 1872. [11] Farming, especially orchards and truck farms, was common within the present city limits from at least the 1890s to 1940s. [12] The first commercial development of the seasoning lemon pepper was in ...
Healdsburg Carnegie Library, 221 Matheson St., Healdsburg, CA 7-3-2010 4-29-17 PM: National Register No. 88000924, July 6, 1988 [12] [13] Structure 3: Ransome Powell House: 211 North Street Historic Ransome-Powell House, Healdsburg, Calif.
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.
The Wine Country has undergone a boom in tourism. In 1975 there were only 25 Napa Valley wineries; [21] today there are well over 800 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties. [22] Tourists come to the region not only for wine tasting, but also for hiking, bicycling, hot air ballooning, and historic sites, as well as the extensive culinary choices.
Firefly Winery, a new winery in Hilliard at 5435 Franklin St., will open on Thursday, Oct. 17. The family-owned winery will produce on-site, and will serve food in addition to its wines, according ...
In 2008, E & J Gallo petition for a further expansion of the AVA in the southwestern corner of 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) that would include the winery's Two Rock Vineyard located along the Highway 101 corridor near Cotati in the AVA. If approved, the petition would expand the AVA's total acreage to 169,000 acres (68,000 ha).