Sonoma Valley AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Jan 4, 1982
State
California
Sub-AVAs
4
CFR section
27 CFR §9.29

The Sonoma Valley 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 Valley is nested within North Coast and Sonoma Coast.

It contains 4 sub-AVAs: Bennett Valley, Los Carneros, Moon Mountain District Sonoma County, and Sonoma Mountain.

Counties

The Sonoma Valley AVA covers 1 county:

  • Sonoma

Rulemaking history

CFR author
Thomas Minton
CFR section
27 CFR §9.29
Established
January 4, 1982