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.
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, most dramatic contrasts of terrain, and longest history of…
Few Sonoma County wine regions are so singularly determined by elevation, exposure, and geographical feature as Sonoma Mountain American Viticulture…
Moon Mountain Wine Region and Appellation Moon Mountain Wine Region and Appellation Soaring more than 2,000 feet above Sonoma Valley,…
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 Areas (AVAs) since 2003, the grapevine got…
“Like islands in the clouds,” is how grape growers describe the view from Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak in the morning, when much…
Basking in the sun like a lizard on a rock, Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA is perched high above Dry Creek…
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 crises in name only. Originally called Green Valley, the…
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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