Bordered by
NapaValley
along the Mayacamas range to the east, the Pacific Ocean on the western edge, MendocinoCounty
in the north and MarinCounty to the south, SonomaCounty
enjoys ideal grape growing weather, with a moderate climate and a cooling
maritime influence.The widely diverse
range of topography, soils and microclimates—including numerous small valleys,
the RussianRiver
and the Pacific Ocean—inspired botanist Luther Burbank to call Sonoma “the chosen spot of all the earth as
far as nature is concerned.”
Currently
home to some 300 wineries, SonomaCounty
is 52 miles wide and 47 miles long.The appellation of SonomaCounty,
part of the North Coast AVA, totals more than one million acres of land and
includes 13 distinct AVAs, with 58,000 acres planted to wine grapes.Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape
variety with 15,000 acres, and Cabernet Sauvignon is next with 11,600
acres.Historically, the area crushes
about six percent of California’s
total wine tonnage. http://www.sonomawine.com
