Sonoma Coast AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Jul 13, 1987
State
California
Sub-AVAs
7
CFR section
27 CFR §9.116

The Sonoma Coast 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 .

Sonoma Coast is nested within North Coast AVA.

It contains 7 sub-AVAs: Bennett Valley, Chalk Hill, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Los Carneros, Northern Sonoma, Russian River Valley, and Sonoma Valley.

Counties

The Sonoma Coast AVA covers 1 county:

  • Sonoma

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Sara Schorske
CFR author
John A. Linthicum
CFR section
27 CFR §9.116
Established
July 13, 1987