Sonoma County, California, stretches from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east. Almost 60,000 acres of vineyards and more than 425 wineries fall within the borders of 19 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), or appellations, each with its own distinctive characteristics. Located on the northern edge of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Sonoma County is the largest wine producer in Northern California. Our wines have won countless national and international wine awards – come see why. Learn more about Sonoma County’s wine regions here.
Sonoma County Appellations (AVAs): Alexander Valley, Bennett Valley, Carneros - Sonoma, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Fort Ross - Seaview, Fountaingrove District, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Knights Valley, Moon Mountain, Northern Sonoma, Petaluma Gap, Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak, Rockpile, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma Valley, and West Sonoma Coast.
It’s tempting to report that Knights Valley is one of the last, remote corners of Sonoma County that’s undeveloped, like…
With the recent approval of the newly established West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA), Sonoma County now has a…
The Sonoma Valley encompasses Sonoma County’s widest range of wine grapes, the most dramatic contrasts of terrain, and the longest…
Few Sonoma County wine regions are so singularly determined by elevation, exposure, and geographical feature as Sonoma Mountain American Viticulture…
Soaring more than 2,000 feet above Sonoma Valley, the highest vineyards in the Moon Mountain District American Viticultural Area (AVA)…
Established in 1990, the 329,000-acre Northern Sonoma appellation is Sonoma County’s second-largest AVA (after the Sonoma Coast), combining the better part…
Although Sonoma County’s Bennett Valley has only been recognized as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) since 2003, the grapevine got…
Basking in the sun like a lizard on a rock, Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA is perched high above Dry Creek…
“Like islands in the clouds,” is how grape growers describe the view from Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak in the morning, when much…
One of Sonoma County’s most distinctive American viticultural areas (AVAs) is located in the coastal hills above Fort Ross State…
The founder of Chalk Hill Estate Vineyards & Winery only discovered his property by flying over it in a small plane,…
The Green Valley of the Russian River Valley suffers an identity crisis in name only. Originally called Green Valley, the…
Bounded by climate and topography, the Carneros wine-growing region in Northern California is uniquely unbounded by political affiliation – Sonoma…
The Sonoma Coast American Viticulture Area (known as an AVA or appellation) may be Sonoma County’s most enigmatic wine region….
It’s fitting that the Russian River Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) lies at the geographical heart of Sonoma County. This…
The Fountaingrove District is a sleeper of an appellation within Sonoma County, achieving American Viticultural Area (AVA) status without much…
With a grape-growing history going back 140 years, the compact Dry Creek Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) includes more than…
Named after an enterprising pioneer by the name of Cyrus Alexander, the Alexander Valley was considered a better place to…
Newly designated in 2018, the Petaluma Gap is among the growing number of appellations to earn American Viticultural Area (AVA)…
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