Anderson Valley AVA

Anderson Valley

Anderson Valley in California’s Mendocino County now ranks with the top Pinot Noir regions in North America. While production is not huge, quality is soaring, as rising-star winemakers join home grown stalwarts in producing sleek, powerful Pinots.

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Cole Ranch AVA

Cole Ranch

The Cole Ranch AVA has the distinction of being North America’s smallest appellation.

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Covelo

The Covelo AVA is located about 45 miles north of Ukiah and encompasses Round Valley, Williams Valley, and the surrounding foothills.

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Dos Rios

Soils in the Del Rio AVA are very rocky, slopes are steep and the climate is a unique combination of maritime and continental.

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Eagles Peak Ava

Eagle Peak

Eagle Peak Mendocino County takes its name from the nearby Eagle Peak summit and covers a mountainous area situated within California’s Coastal Range just west of Redwood Valley AVA.

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PLACEHOLDER McDowell Valley AVA

McDowell Valley

The McDowell Valley AVA is a high-sloping bench land that sits up to 1,000 feet above sea level and which obtained appellation status in 1987.

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Mendocino

Within the Mendocino appellation lies the Anderson Valley AVA as well as a group of smaller AVAs including Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley and Yorkville Highlands.

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Mendocino County AVA

Mendocino County

The Mendocino County appellation is part of the large North Coast AVA that spreads northward from San Francisco Bay.

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Mariah Vineyards in Mendocino Ridge AVA

Mendocino Ridge

The Mendocino Ridge is the only non-contiguous AVA in America. Only elevations of 1200ft or higher are included. Everything lower than that falls into Mendocino County or Anderson Valley appellations.

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North Coast

The North Coast AVA is an American Viticultural Area in the state of California that encompasses grape-growing regions in six counties located north of San Francisco.

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Pine Mountain CLoverdale Peak AVA

Pine Mountain – Cloverdale Peak

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak appellation comprises the northern flank of the Mayacamas Mountain Range that separates the Napa and Sonoma wine growing regions. It rises 3,000 feet above the Alexander Valley floor, encompasses parts of Sonoma and Mendocino counties, and has been home to viticulture since its earliest settlement in the mid-1800s.Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak growers are… [read more]

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Potter Valley AVA

Potter Valley

Located east of Mendocino’s Redwood Valley, the upland Potter Valley AVA sits more than 200 feet higher than its surrounding areas.

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Redwood Valley AVA

Redwood Valley

The climate of this upland valley is cooler than surrounding appellations due to a gap in the coastal ridge which allows cool Pacific air currents to penetrate.

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Talmage Region Mendocino County

Talmage Region

The Talmage region on the eastern edge of the Ukiah Valley has a long history of agriculture on its hillside benches and flatlands. Today vineyards share the region with pasture, pears orchards, and 1000s of acres of oak forest.

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Ukiah Valley

Dotted with numerous small vineyards (30 of which are 5 acres or smaller), the Ukiah Valley region has perhaps the deepest grape growing roots in the County.

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Yorkville Highlands

Yorkville Highlands

Yorkville Highlands’ rocky soils, with high-gravel content, differ from the loamy, clay soils common to neighboring appellations.

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