Sonoma County wine

Sonoma County
Wine region
Vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley AVA in central Sonoma County
TypeU.S. County
Year established1850
CountryUnited States
Part ofCalifornia, North Coast AVA
Sub-regionsAlexander Valley AVA, Bennett Valley AVA, Chalk Hill AVA, Dry Creek Valley AVA, Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, Fountaingrove District AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA, Knights Valley AVA, Los Carneros AVA, Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA, Northern Sonoma AVA, Petaluma Gap AVA, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA, Rockpile AVA, Russian River Valley AVA, Sonoma Coast AVA, Sonoma Mountain AVA, Sonoma Valley AVA, West Sonoma Coast AVA
Total area1,786 square miles (4,626 km2)
Size of planted vineyards60,000 acres (240 km2)
Grapes producedBarbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Cinsault, Gamay noir, Gewürztraminer, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Mourvedre, Muscat Canelli, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot noir, Riesling, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Sauvignon Musque, Sémillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Viognier, Zinfandel[1]

Sonoma County wine is wine made in Sonoma County, California, in the United States.

County names in the United States automatically qualify as legal appellations of origin for wine produced from grapes grown in that county and do not require registration with the United States Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.[2]

Sonoma County is one of California's largest producers of wine grapes, far outproducing the Napa Valley AVA.[3]

  1. ^ "Sonoma County: Appellation Description". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "§ 4.25 Appellations of Origin" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 4 — Labeling and Advertising of Wine; Subpart C — Standards of Identity for Wine). Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
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