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Wine Country is a region of California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, known worldwide as a premier wine-growing region. [1] The region is famed for its wineries , its cuisine , [ 2 ] Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels , luxury resorts , historic architecture , [ 3 ] and culture. [ 4 ]
The Temecula Valley Wine Country, whose first commercial winegrapes were planted in 1967, features nearly 50 wineries, [72] many tasting rooms, [73] and more than 3,500 acres (14 km 2) of producing vineyards. The wine country is located east of the Temecula city limits.
Sonoma Creek is a 33.4-mile-long (53.8 km) [13] stream in northern California. Wine Country is an area of Northern California in the United States known world-wide as a premium wine-growing region. [14] Sonoma Plaza, the town square of Sonoma, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Whitney organized the first comprehensive survey of California, and the first complete topographic maps of the state were completed under him. Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in California is named after him. The State Mining Bureau was established in 1880, and the position of State Geologist was changed to State Mineralogist.
Sonoma (/ s ə ˈ n oʊ m ə /) is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.Sonoma is one of the principal cities of California's Wine Country and the center of the Sonoma Valley AVA.
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) had a major effect on the geography, economy, and history of wine growing in California. The discovery of gold in 1848 at Sutter's mill, El Dorado County, triggered the wine industry of California. [14]
The Central Valley is California's largest wine region stretching for 300 miles (480 km) from the Sacramento Valley south to the San Joaquin Valley. This one region produces nearly 75% of all California wine grapes and includes many of California's bulk, box and jug wine producers like Gallo, Franzia and Bronco Wine Company. [10]
Santa Rosa sits at the northwestern gateway to the Sonoma and Napa Valleys of California's famed Wine Country. Many wineries and vineyards are nearby, as well as the Russian River resort area, the Sonoma Coast along the Pacific Ocean, Jack London State Historic Park , and the redwood trees of Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve .