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Northern Sonoma

Sub-zone

Northern Sonoma is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 159,602 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Northern Sonoma viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1985-06-17
Area
159,602 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
61.06 × 44.32 km
Centre
38.5766° N, 122.8765° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.70
Petitioner
Gallo Family Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
6.2 km north-west of Windsor
Nearest city
21 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
27 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (1.8 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
2–1,307 m
Mean elevation
185 m

Measured over the whole outline on 112,781 elevation cells of about 120 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside Northern Sonoma · 6

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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