Northern Sonoma AVA
A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.
The Northern Sonoma AVA is one of 340 American Viticultural Areas — federally recognized wine-growing regions defined by the TTB in 27 CFR Part 9. The AVA was established on .
Northern Sonoma is nested within North Coast AVA.
It contains 9 sub-AVAs: Alexander Valley, Chalk Hill, Dry Creek, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Knights Valley, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak, Rockpile, Russian River Valley, and Sonoma Coast.
Counties
The Northern Sonoma AVA covers 1 county:
- Sonoma
Rulemaking history
- Petitioner
- Edward H. Gauer of Gauer Ranch and Ellis J. Alden of Chestnut Springs Vineyards
- CFR author
- David W. Brokaw
- CFR section
- 27 CFR §9.70
- Established
- June 17, 1985
- Current boundary effective
- September 10, 1990