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Wine appellation · CA

Sonoma Valley

The Sonoma Valley appellation was established in 1982 and covers 114,979 acres across Sonoma. It contains 4 sub-appellations.

Established1982
Area114,979 acres · 180 sq miles
CountiesSonoma
Part ofNorth Coast, Sonoma Coast
Contains4 smaller appellations
Federal listing27 CFR 9.29
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Inside this appellation

How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by nan.

114,979 acres

Neighbouring appellations


The boundary, as written into law

Every American wine appellation is defined in federal regulations by walking the boundary landmark by landmark. The official description of this one begins:

From the beginning point at the junction of Tolay Creek and San Pablo Bay, the boundary runs: (1) Northerly along Tolay Creek to Highway 37; (2) Westerly along Highway 37 to its junction with Highway 121; (3) Northwesterly in a straight line to the peak of Wildcat Mountain; (4) Northwesterly in a straight line to Sonoma Mountain to the horizontal control station at elevation 2,271 feet; (5) Northwesterly in a...

Boundary traced by the UC Davis Library from the official descriptions in federal regulation, and released under an open licence. Smoothed for manufacturing. Decorative use only, not for legal boundary determination.