Napa Valley AVAs

Question 1

What are the AVAs within Napa Valley?

16

Answer 1

Atlas Peak
Calistoga
Chiles Valley District
Coombsville
Diamond Mountain District
Howell Mountain
Los Carneros (Shared with Sonoma County)
Mt. Veeder
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Oakville
Rutherford
St. Helena
Spring Mountain District
Stag's Leap District
Yountville
Wild Horse Valley (Shared with Solano County)

Question 2

What is the elevation of Atlas Peak AVA?

Answer 2

760-2,600 feet

Question 3

What gap cools Calistoga AVA?

Answer 3

Chalk Hill Gap

Question 4

What is the elevation of Chiles Valley AVA?

Answer 4

600-1,200 feet

Question 5

What is the elevation range of Howell Mountain AVA?

Answer 5

1400 to 2600 feet

Question 6

What is the elevation range of Mount Veeder AVA?

Answer 6

500 to 2600 feet according to napavintners.com

400ft minimum according to TTB and Mia says highest vineyard is 2,630’ with the summit at 2,700’

Question 7

What are the elevation ranges of Rutherford AVA?

Answer 7

155 to 500 feet (Lower than Oakville b/c Oakville stretches up onto the hillsides, Rutherford is basically all valley floor)

Question 8

What are the soils like in Rutherford?

Answer 8

Western benchland is sedimentary, gravelly-sandy and alluvial, with good water retention and moderate fertility. The eastern side has more volcanic soils, moderately deep and more fertile.

Question 9

What are the elevations of Spring Mountain District AVA?

Answer 9

600 to 2600 feet

Question 10

What are the elevations of Wild Horse Valley AVA?

Answer 10

850-2,130’