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Knights Valley

Sub-zone

Knights Valley is a named sub-zone of Northern Sonoma in the United States, covering 15,033 ha. It lies 16 km north-east of Windsor and 23 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Knights Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Northern Sonoma
Protected since
1983-11-21
Area
15,033 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
19.33 × 12.0 km
Centre
38.6487° N, 122.6933° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.76
Petitioner
Knights Valley Wine-Growers Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
16 km north-east of Windsor
Nearest city
23 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
48 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (8.8 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
62–1,320 m
Mean elevation
365 m
Mean slope
16.2° (29 %)
Steepest tenth
above 28°
Faces
south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 169,814 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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