Northern Sonoma AVA
| Northern Sonoma AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1985, revised 1986 and 1990 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | California , North Coast AVA , Sonoma County |
| Sub-regions: | Alexander Valley AVA , Chalk Hill AVA , Dry Creek Valley AVA , Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA , Knights Valley AVA , Rockpile AVA , Russian River Valley AVA , Sonoma Coast AVA , |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 133,141 hectares (329,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Chardonnay |
Northern Sonoma AVA has been a recognized wine-growing region in the US state of California since May 17, 1985 . The area is in Sonoma County . With the exception of the Los Carneros AVA and Sonoma Valley AVA areas to the south, this superordinate wine-growing region includes all AVA's in Sonoma County. The brothers Julio and Ernest Gallo , the owners of the E & J Gallo Winery , were particularly committed to founding the area in order to have large quantities of the Chardonnay grape available .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.70 Northern Sonoma." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Northern Sonoma (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 4, 2008.
Web links
- http://www.sonomagrapevine.org/sonoma-coast Sonoma County Winegrape Commission in English
- Sonoma County's Wine Country Map
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .