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As of October 2024, there are 276 recognized AVAs in 34 states [2] —several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half (154) of the AVAs are in California . American Viticultural Areas range in size from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at 29,900 square miles (77,000 km 2 ) across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in ...
Kenwood is considered part of the Wine Country. Viticulturally, it lies in the Sonoma Valley AVA. The Kenwood area is known for vineyards and wineries, restaurants, and a European-style resort. An area landmark is the Kunde Estate Winery on Sonoma Highway, which was first planted in 1879. [3]
The first foothills winery was established in 1856 near Plymouth in Shenandoah Valley. This winery is the fourth oldest in the State of California. In 1861, the Son Francisco Bulletin featured a front page story titled "Vineyards in the Foothills." The foothill counties ranked among California's major wine producers during the 1870's and 1880's.
Copia Vineyards and Winery. Varinder and Anita Sahi’s Copia, inspired by a road trip to Paso Robles in 2015 and founded two years later, is one of the names to watch in the region.
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 North Coast AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the state of California that encompasses grape-growing regions in six counties located north of San Francisco: Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano.
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 ...
Wine region: Type: American Viticultural Area: Year established: 1985 [1] Country: United States: Part of: California: Sub-regions: Ramona Valley AVA, San Luis Rey AVA, San Pasqual Valley AVA, Temecula Valley AVA: Climate region: Region I-V [1] Total area: 1,800 sq mi (1,200,000 acres) [1] Size of planted vineyards: 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) [2 ...