CALIFORNIA’S

WINEGROWING
REGIONS
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A numerical listing of AVAs*
grouped by geographic region
FAR
Eureka NORTH
1 FAR NORTH 23. Mendocino Ridge CENTRAL COAST INLAND VALLEYS
24. Pine Mountain-Cloverdale
5 HUMBOLDT COUNTY Peak 64. Central Coast FRESNO COUNTY
1. Willow Creek (Also in Sonoma Co.) 111. Squaw Valley-Miramonte
(Also in Trinity Co.) 25. Potter Valley ALAMEDA COUNTY
26. Redwood Valley 65. Livermore Valley KERN COUNTY
SHASTA COUNTY 27. Yorkville Highlands (Also in Contra Costa Co.) 112. Tehachapi Mountains
2. Inwood Valley 66. San Francisco Bay
2 NAPA COUNTY (Includes all or portions of MADERA COUNTY
3. Manton Valley
28. Napa Valley 113. Madera
3 (Also in Tehama Co.) Contra Costa, San Benito,
(Includes 28-43) (Also in Fresno Co.)
San Mateo, Santa Clara,
SISKIYOU COUNTY 29. Atlas Peak Santa Cruz, San Francisco SACRAMENTO COUNTY
4. Seiad Valley 30. Calistoga and Solano counties)
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114. Alta Mesa
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31. Chiles Valley District 115. Borden Ranch
TRINITY COUNTY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
INLAND 5. Trinity Lakes
32. Coombsville
33. Diamond Mountain District 67. Lamorinda (Also in San Joaquin Co.)
Mendocino Chico VALLEYS 34. Howell Mountain
116. Cosumnes River
117. Sloughhouse
MONTEREY COUNTY
NORTH COAST 35. Los Carneros
6 68. Arroyo Seco
20 26 25 (Also in Sonoma Co.) SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
6. North Coast 69. Carmel Valley
SACRAMENTO VALLEY 36. Mount Veeder 118. Clements Hills
16 70. Chalone
22 14 37. Oak Knoll District of Napa 119. Jahant
17 137 LAKE COUNTY (Also in San Benito Co.)
23 7 9 13 Valley (Also in Sacramento Co.)
21 11 7. Benmore Valley 71. Gabilan Mountains
27 8 38. Oakville 120. Lodi
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Truckee 8. Big Valley District-Lake (Also in San Benito Co.)
12 15 39. Rutherford (Also in Sacramento Co.
58 County 72. Hames Valley
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60 6 132 40. Spring Mountain District Includes 114-119 and 121)
9. Clear Lake 73. Monterey
50 47 10
127 129 41. St. Helena 121. Mokelumne River
51 54 10. Guenoc Valley 74. San Antonio Valley
56 30 42. Stags Leap District 122. River Junction
49 33 34 75. San Bernabe
NORTH 63 53 59
52 40
41 39
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Sacramento
11. High Valley
12. Kelsey Bench-Lake County
43. Wild Horse Valley
76. San Lucas
123. Tracy Hills
COAST 48 62
55 44
38 29 131 135
13. Long Valley-Lake County
(Also in Solano Co.)
77. Santa Lucia Highlands (Also in Stanislaus Co.)
57 61 36 37 42 28 44. Yountville
60 43 136 14. Upper Lake Valley STANISLAUS COUNTY
Sonoma 35 Napa 130 117 15. Red Hills Lake County SAN BENITO COUNTY
32 SOLANO COUNTY 124. Diablo Grande
6 45 46 128 116 114 133
134 78. Cienega Valley
66 115 45. Solano County Green Valley 125. Paulsell Valley
MENDOCINO COUNTY 79. Lime Kiln Valley
119 46. Suisun Valley 126. Salado Creek
120
121
118 16. Anderson Valley 80. Mt. Harlan
66 81. Pacheco Pass
Lodi 17. Cole Ranch SONOMA COUNTY YOLO COUNTY
San Francisco 67 120 18. Covelo 47. Alexander Valley (Also in Santa Clara Co.) 127. Capay Valley
Livermore 19. Dos Rios 48. Bennett Valley 82. Paicines 128. Clarksburg
66 65
83. San Benito
122 132
SIERRA 20. Eagle Peak Mendocino
County
49. Chalk Hill (Also in Sacramento and
50. Dry Creek Valley
123
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FOOTHILLS 21. McDowell Valley 51. Fort Ross-Seaview
SAN LUIS OBISPO Solano counties)
129. Dunnigan Hills
66 126 Modesto 84. Adelaida District
108 22. Mendocino 52. Fountaingrove District 130. Merritt Island
110 124 85. Arroyo Grande Valley
53. Green Valley of Russian 131. Winters Highlands
109 66 86. Creston District
River Valley (Also in Solano Co.)
87. Edna Valley
Santa Cruz 54. Knights Valley
107 88. El Pomar District
55. Moon Mountain District
81 89. Paso Robles SIERRA FOOTHILLS
Sonoma County
(Incl. 84, 86, 88, 90-96, 98)
78 83
Madera 56. Northern Sonoma
80 113 90. Paso Robles Estrella 132. Sierra Foothills
(Includes 47, 49, 50, 53, 54, 59
Monterey 73 82 District
79 and part of 24 and 58) AMADOR COUNTY
71 91. Paso Robles Geneseo
69 57. Petaluma Gap 133. California Shenandoah
70 Fresno District
77 111 (Also in Marin County) Valley
92. Paso Robles Highlands
68 58. Rockpile (Also in El Dorado Co.)
District
59. Russian River Valley 134. Fiddletown
64 64 93. Paso Robles Willow Creek
75 60. Sonoma Coast
District
76 (Includes 51 and 63) EL DORADO COUNTY
94. San Juan Creek
74 61. Sonoma Mountain 135. El Dorado
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 95. San Miguel District
72 62. Sonoma Valley 136. Fair Play
96. Santa Margarita Ranch
63. West Sonoma Coast
CENTRAL 84 89
95 97. SLO Coast YUBA COUNTY
COAST Paso Robles
90
91
89 98. Templeton Gap District
99. York Mountain
137. North Yuba
93 98 88 89 94
99
89 86 92
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
San Luis Obispo
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100. Alisos Canyon
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
96
87 101. Ballard Canyon 138. South Coast
85
Bakersfield 102. Happy Canyon of Santa
97 Barbara LOS ANGELES COUNTY
103. Los Olivos District 139. Antelope Valley of the
104 112 104. Santa Maria Valley California High Desert
64 (Also in Kern Co.)
100 (Also in San Luis Obispo Co.)
101 105 105. Santa Ynez Valley 140. Leona Valley
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103 102 106. Sta. Rita Hills 141. Malibu Coast
(Also in Ventura Co.)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY 142. Malibu-Newton Canyon
107. San Ysidro District 143. Saddle Rock-Malibu
Santa Barbara 140
139
108. Santa Clara Valley 144. Palos Verdes Peninsula
145 (Also in Alameda, San 145. Sierra Pelona Valley
Benito and San Mateo
141 143 counties) SAN BERNADINO COUNTY
142 146. Cucamonga Valley
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY (Also in Riverside Co.)
Malibu
146 109. Ben Lomond Mountain
Los Angeles 110. Santa Cruz Mountains RIVERSIDE COUNTY
144
(Also in San Mateo and 147. Temecula Valley
Santa Clara counties. This
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AVA is not part of the San SAN DIEGO
Francisco Bay AVA or 148. Ramona Valley
Palm Springs 149. San Pasqual Valley
147 Central Coast AVA)

Temecula
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA 149 *WHAT’S AN AVA?
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The geographic origins of California winegrapes are
identified either by political boundaries, such as county
San Diego names, or by federally-recognized growing regions, called
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American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). For a wine to carry an
AVA on its label, at least 85% of the grapes must be grown in
that AVA; for county names that number is 75%. Wine with
“California” or any California AVA on the label means that
100% of the grapes are grown in the Golden State.

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