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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.
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 .
Wine pioneer, Rodney Strong, whose namesake winery is located in Russian River Valley, was also among the first to recognize Alexander Valley's potential, producing and releasing Sonoma County's first single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the 1974 vintage. The vineyard designated was Strong's Alexander's Crown vineyard located near Jimtown.
Sebastiani Vineyard and Winery also called the San Francisco Solano de Sonoma Mission Vineyard was founded in 1825 in Sonoma, California in Sonoma County, California. The Sebastiani Vineyard and Winery is California Historical Landmark No. 739, listed on June 6, 1960. [1]
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]
Pages in category "Wineries in Sonoma County, California" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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.