viticulteur areas – CA

California Viticultural Areas. Of the 115 American Viticultural Areas already established, 63 of them are entirely contained within the state of California. Sonoma leads the California counties with 12 viticultural areas located at least in part in the county. Napa has eight viticultural areas wholly or partially within its boundaries. The viticultural areas of Oakville and Rutherford are pending approval.
Viticultural Areas by County Asterik (*) denotes Multi-County

Alameda – Central Coast*
Livermore Valley
Amador – California Shenandoah Valley*
Fiddletown
Sierra Foothills*
Calaveras – Sierra Foothills*
El Dorado – California Shenandoah Valley*
El Dorado
Sierra Foothills*
Fresno – Madera*
Humboldt – Willow Creek*
Lake – Benmore Valley
Clear Lake
Guenoc Valley
North Coast*
Los Angeles – South Coast Madera – Madera*
Marin – North Coast*
Mariposa – Sierra Foothills*
Mendocino – Anderson Valley
Cole Ranch
McDowell Valley
Mendocino
North Coast*
Potter Valley
Monterey – Arroyo Seco
Carmel Valley
Central Coast*
Chalone*
San Lucas
Santa Lucia Highlands
Napa – Atlas Peak
Howell Mountain
Los Carneros*
Mount Veeder
Napa Valley
North Coast*
Oakville
Rutherford
Spring Mountain
Stag’s Leap District
Wild Horse Valley*
Nevada – Sierra Foothills*
Placer – Sierra Foothills*
Riverside – Temecula
Sacramento – Lodi*
San Benito – Central Coast*
Chalone*
Cienega Valley
Lime Kiln Valley
Mount Harlan
Pacheco Pass
Paicines
San Benito
San Diego – San Pasqual Valley
San Joaquin – Lodi*
San Luis Obispo – Arroyo Grand Valley
Central Coast*
Edna Valley
Paso Robles
Santa Maria Valley
York Mountain
San Mateo – Santa Cruz Mountains*
Santa Barbara – Central Coast*
Santa Maria Valley*
Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Clara – Central Coast*
San Ysidro District
Santa Clara Valley
Santa Cruz Mountains*
Santa Cruz – Ben Lomond Mountain
Central Coast*
Santa Cruz Mountains*
Solano – North Coast*
Solano County Green Valley
Suisun Valley
Wild Horse Valley*
Sonoma – Alexander Valley
Chalk Hill
Dry Creek Valley
Knights Valley
Los Carneros*
North Coast*
Northern Sonoma
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma County Green Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Valley
Trinity – Willow Creek*
Tuolumne – Sierra Foothills*
Yolo – Clarksburg
Merritt Island Yuba – North Yuba
Sierra Foothills*

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