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CA - North Coast Flashcards

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What counties make up

North Coast AVA?

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Mendocino County
(partially*)
-has Mendocino AVA (and its 7** sub-AVA: Anderson Valley, Yorkville Highlands, McDowell Valley, Cole Ranch (monopole***), Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, and Mendocino Ridge)
-
*Only part of Mendocino County is in North Coast. The part that contains Dos Rios, and Covelo is not.
**Mendocino Ridge is only partially (a very small amount) in Mendocino AVA)
***100% owned by Esterlina

Sonoma County***
-has Carneros* (shared with Napa County), *Sonoma Valley, Bennet Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Rockpile, Knights Valley, Alexander Valley, Northern Sonoma, Fort Ross-Seaview, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
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***Sonoma County’s AVA are very incestuous. They overlap quite a bit.

Marin County

  • *Napa County**
  • has Napa Valley* (and its 16 sub-AVA: *Calistoga, Diamond Mountain, Spring Mountain, St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville, Oak Knoll, Mount Veeder, Stags Leap, Coombsille, Wild Horse Valley (shared with Solano County), Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley, Howell Mountain, and Carneros (shared with Sonoma County)
  • *Solano County** (partially)
  • has: Solano County Greean Valley*, *Suison* (only partially in N.Cst), and *Wild Horse Valley (shared with Napa County/Valley)
  • *Lake County**
  • has Benmore Valley, Guenoc Valley*, *Clear Lake* (and its 4 sub-AVA: *High Valley*, *Red Hills, Big Valley Dictrict-Lake County, Kelsey Bench–Lake County)
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What are the weird AVA in very northern California?

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None of these are a part of North Coast
I just didn’t know where else to put them…

  • *Seiad**
  • right near the Oregon border

Willow Creek

Trinity Lakes

Manton

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What are the AVA of

Mendocino County?

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  • *Dos Rios**
  • only 1 producer here; Vin de Tevis*
  • NOT inside North Coast AVA
  • *Covelo**
  • NOT inside North Coast AVA
  • has no wineries…? (according to AppAm)

Mendocino
contains:
- Anderson Valley
- Yorkville Highlands
- _McDowell Valley_
- _Cole Ranch_ (monopole**)
- _Redwood Valley_
- Potter Valley
- Mendocino Ridge (partially)

  • *Mendocino Ridge**
  • overlaps part of Mendocino, and Anderson Valley. This AVA covers all areas in southen Mendocino County that are above 1200’ in elevation.
  • *Eagle Peak**
  • sits just west of Redwood Valley. Outside the Mendocino AVA boundaries.

*Although there is only 1 producer it is not a monopole.

**100% owned by Esterlina

NOTE: only part of Mendocino County is in North Coast AVA

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Whate are the sub-AVA of

Mendocino AVA?

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Anderson Valley

Yorkville Highlands

McDowell Valley

  • *Cole Ranch**
  • monopole. 100% owned by Esterlina

Redwood Valley

Potter Valley

  • *Mendocino Ridge**
  • not necesarily a sub-AVA. Overlaps part of Anderson Valley, but the majority of this AVA is in Mendocino County.
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What are the AVA of

Lake County?

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Benmore Valley

Guenoc Valley

Clear Lake
contains:
- High Valley
​- Red Hills
​- Big Valley Dictrict–Lake County
​- Kelsey Bench–Lake County

  • *High Valley**
  • -completely inside Clear Lake*
  • *Red Hills**
  • completely inside Clear Lake
  • *Big Valley Dictrict-Lake County**
  • completely inside Clear Lake
  • *Kelsey Bench–Lake County**
  • completely inside Clear Lake
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What are the sub-AVA of

Clear Lake?

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High Valley

Red Hills

Big Valley Dictrict–Lake County

Kelsey Bench–Lake County

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What are the AVA of

Sonoma County?

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WARNING: Sonoma County AVA can be very incestuous!

Northern Sonoma
contains:
- Alexander Valley
- Dry Creek Valley
- Knight’s Valley
- Chalk Hill

partially overlaps with:

  • Sonoma Coast
  • Pine-Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
  • Rockpile
  • Russian River Valley
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley
  • *Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak**
  • shared with Mendocino County
  • partially overlaps with Alexander Valley
  • partially overlaps with Northern Sonoma
  • *Rockpile**
  • partially overlaps with Northern Sonoma
  • partially overlaps with Dry Creek Valley
  • *Alexander Valley**
  • completely inside Northern Sonoma
  • partially overlaps with Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (in the north) and Russian River Valley (in the south)
  • *Dry Creek Valley**
  • completely inside Northern Sonoma
  • partially overlaps with Rockpile
  • *Knight’s Valley**
  • completely inside Northern Sonoma
  • *Chalk Hill**
  • completely inside Northern Sonoma
  • partially overlaps with Russian River Valley
  • partially overlaps with Sonoma Coast
  • *Russian River Valley**
  • contains: Green Valley of Russian River Valley
  • partially overlaps with Northern Sonoma
  • partially overlaps with Sonoma Coast
  • partially overlaps with Chalk Hill
  • partially overlaps with Alexander Valley
  • *Green Valley of Russian River Valley**
  • completely inside Russian River Valley, and Sonoma Coast
  • partially overlaps with Northern Sonoma

Sonoma Coast
contains:
- Fort Ross-Seaview
- Green Valley of Russian River Valley

partially overlaps with:

  • Northern Sonoma
  • Russian River Valley
  • Chalk Hill
  • Bennet Valley
  • Sonoma Valley
  • *Fort Ross-Seaview**
  • completely inside Sonoma Coast

Sonoma Valley
contains:
- Bennet Valley
- Sonoma Mountain
- Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County

partially overlaps with:

  • Sonoma Coast
  • Carneros
  • *Bennet Valley**
  • completely inside Sonoma Valley
  • partially overlaps with Sonoma Mountain
  • *Sonoma Mountain**
  • completely inside Sonoma Valley
  • partially overlaps with Bennet Valley
  • *Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County**
  • completely inside Sonoma Valley
  • *Fountaingrove District**
  • north of Sonoma Valley
  • south of Chalk Hill and Knights Valley
  • *Carneros**
  • shared with Napa County/Valley
  • partially overlaps with Sonoma Coast, and Sonoma Valley
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What are the AVA of

Napa County?

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  • *Napa Valley**
  • has 16 sub-AVA. See below
  • *Calistoga**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Diamond Mountain District**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Spring Mountain District**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *St. Helena**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Rutherford**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Oakville**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Yountville**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Stags Leap**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Mount Veeder**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Oak Knoll**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Coombsville**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Wild Horse Valley**
  • shared with Solano County
  • *Atlas Peak**
  • only the western half is inside Napa Valley
  • *Chiles Valley**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Howell Mountain**
  • completely inside Napa Valley
  • *Carneros**
  • shared with Sonoma County
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What are the AVA of

Solano County?

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  • *Wild Horse Valley**
  • shared with Napa County/Valley

Solano County Green Valley

  • *Suisun Valley**
  • only partially in North Coast
  • *San Francisco Bay**
  • shared with San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties
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What are the Mayacamas Mountain AVA of Napa Valley?

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Diamond Mountain District

Spring Mountain District

Mount Veeder

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What are the Vaca Mountain AVA of Napa Valley?

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Howell Mountain

Chiles Valley

Atlas Peak

Wild Horse Valley
(shared w/ Solano County)

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What are the Valley Floor AVA of Napa Valley?

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Calistoga

Saint Helena

Rutherford

Oakville

Yountville

Stags Leap District

Oak Knoll

Coombsville

Carneros
(shared w/ Sonoma County)

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What AVA are contained within Sonoma Valley AVA?

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Bennet Valley

Moon Mountain of Sonoma County

Sonoma Mountain

  • *Carneros**
  • (shared w/ Napa Valley)*
  • *Sonoma Coast**
  • (partially)*
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What AVA are contained within Sonoma Coast AVA?

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Fort Ross-Seaview

Green Valley of Russian River Valley

  • *Russian River Valley**
  • (partially)*
  • *Chalk Hill**
  • (partially)*
  • *Bennett Valley**
  • (partially)*
  • *Carneros**
  • (partially)*
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What AVA are contained within Northern Sonoma AVA?

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Alexander Valley

Chalk Hill

Dry Creek

Russian River Valley

Green Valley of Russian River Valley

Knights Valley

  • *Pine Mountain—Cloverdale Peak**
  • (partially)*
  • *Rockpile**
  • ​(partially)*
  • *Sonoma Coast**
  • ​(partially)*
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What AVA are partially outside Sonoma County?

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Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak

Carneros
(shared w/ Napa County)

(shared w/ Mendocino County)

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