Wine Regions
Sonoma County, California, stretches from the Pacific Coast in the west to the Mayacamas Mountains in the east, and is home to almost 60,000 acres of vineyards and more than 400 wineries. Within the borders are 18 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 producer in Northern California's Wine Country. Sonoma County wines enjoy global recognition and have won countless national and international wine awards. Learn more about Sonoma Wine Country.
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
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The Sonoma Coast American Viticulture Area (known as an AVA or appellation... Read More -
The Fountaingrove District is a sleeper of an appellation within Sonoma... Read More -
From Alicante to Zinfandel, with both Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon in... Read More -
With a grape-growing history going back 140 years, the compact Dry Creek... Read More -
Named after an enterprising pioneer by the name of Cyrus Alexander, the... Read More -
Newly designated in 2018, the Petaluma Gap is among the growing number of... Read More -
The best part about visiting Sonoma County wineries, for me as a wine... Read More -
The Northern Sonoma wine region may seem like a puzzler: Although very few... Read More -
It’s tempting to report that Knights Valley is one of the last, remote... Read More -
Although Bennett Valley is among Sonoma County’s more recently recognized... Read More -
Located in the coastal hills above Fort Ross State Historic Park and... Read More -
Like islands in the clouds — that’s how grape growers describe the view... Read More -
Basking in the sun like a lizard on a rock, Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA... Read More -
The Green Valley of the Russian River Valley suffers an identity crises in... Read More -
Bounded by climate and topography, the Carneros wine-growing region in... Read More -
Much is made of the rivalry between Sonoma County and Napa Valley, but for... Read More -
Sangiovese is synonymous with Chianti, the wine in the straw-covered... Read More -
Since there are more than a million acres and more than half of those... Read More -
Throughout Sonoma County we see green and white signs that say “Sonoma... Read More -
It's hardly surprising that Cabernet Sauvignon is popular in Sonoma County... Read More -
Few Sonoma County wine regions are so singularly determined by elevation,... Read More -
No wonder the founder of Chalk Hill Winery famously discovered his... Read More -
It’s fitting that the Russian River Valley appellation lies at the... Read More