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Sonoma County Wineries
Sonoma County is a county of appellations, from Alexander Valley and Dry Creek to the Russian River, Sonoma Valley, Carneros and the coast. Wineries are grouped here by AVA, north to south, and each winery page covers what to expect, estimated tasting fees and a suggested six-hour day from a nearby hotel.
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Alexander Valley
The wide valley north and east of Healdsburg along the Russian River up to Geyserville, known for rich, rounded Cabernet Sauvignon.
Knights Valley
A quiet, high valley on Highway 128 between Calistoga and Alexander Valley, with only a few wineries and some of Sonoma's most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dry Creek Valley
A narrow valley just northwest of Healdsburg, famous for old-vine Zinfandel, with Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon on its benches and hillsides.
Rockpile
A remote ridge-top appellation above Lake Sonoma with no tasting rooms of its own; its Zinfandel and Petite Sirah are poured in Dry Creek Valley and Healdsburg.
Chalk Hill
Warm hills east of Windsor and Healdsburg, named for their pale volcanic ash soils, with Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Bordeaux varieties.
Russian River Valley
Fog-cooled country along the Russian River from Healdsburg to Sebastopol, famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
The coolest corner of the Russian River Valley, around Forestville, Graton and Sebastopol, known for sparkling wine, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Fountaingrove District
The Mayacamas foothills northeast of Santa Rosa, where hillside vineyards grow Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties.
Fort Ross-Seaview
Ridge-top vineyards above the Pacific near Fort Ross, known for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Most of its wineries pour their wines inland.
West Sonoma Coast
The cold western edge of the county near the ocean, known for taut Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
Bennett Valley
A small, cool valley in the hills between Santa Rosa and Sonoma Valley, known for Merlot, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc.
Sonoma Mountain
The steep eastern slopes of Sonoma Mountain above Glen Ellen, with hillside vineyards known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Sonoma Valley
The Valley of the Moon, from the town of Sonoma north through Glen Ellen and Kenwood, home to some of California's oldest wineries.
Moon Mountain District
The western slopes of the Mayacamas above the town of Sonoma, with rocky hillside vineyards known for Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel.
Los Carneros
Low, windswept hills at the top of San Pablo Bay, shared with Napa, known for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and sparkling wine.
Petaluma Gap
The wind gap around Petaluma where Pacific air pours inland, on the Sonoma-Marin line, known for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
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