Not to be confused with Mendocino County wine or Mendocino Ridge AVA.
Mendocino AVA
Wine region
Type
American Viticultural Area
Year established
1984, amended in 1998[1]
Country
United States
Part of
California, Mendocino County, North Coast AVA
Other regions in California, Mendocino County, North Coast AVA
Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
Sub-regions
Anderson Valley AVA, Cole Ranch AVA, Covelo AVA, Dos Rios AVA, McDowell Valley AVA, Mendocino Ridge AVA, Potter Valley AVA, Redwood Valley AVA, Yorkville Highlands AVA
The Mendocino AVA is an American Viticultural Area within the larger North Coast AVA. Several small AVAs are nested inside the Mendocino appellation and it roughly encompasses Mendocino County, California. The Mendocino AVA is known for the cultivation of Mediterranean climate grapes including Carignan, Charbono, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Zinfandel. Because of its cooler climate, the Anderson Valley is known for its Pinot noir and sparkling wine production. Many wineries in nearby Sonoma and Napa counties purchase Mendocino grapes to blend into wines labeled with other appellations.[2]
^"§ 9.93 Mendocino" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
^ ab"Mendocino (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
The MendocinoAVA is an American Viticultural Area within the larger North Coast AVA. Several small AVAs are nested inside the Mendocino appellation and...
The Mendocino Ridge AVA is a coastal, cool climate and high altitude American Viticultural Area located entirely within the coastal zone of Mendocino County...
processor MendocinoAVA, a California wine region Torrontés Mendocino, a grape subvariety Mendocino County wine, produced in California Mendocino Ridge AVA, a...
of the larger North Coast AVA and one of California's largest and most climatically diverse wine growing regions. Mendocino County is one of the northernmost...
regions in six counties located north of San Francisco: Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano. This large appellation covers over 3,000,000...
California Coastal Range just west of the Redwood Valley AVA and east of the V-shaped MendocinoAVA. It was first proposed in June 2013, designating roughly...
Ranch AVA Comptche AVA Coombsville AVA Covelo AVA Diamond Mountain District AVA Dos Rios AVA Dry Creek Valley AVA Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA Fort...
The Cole Ranch AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Mendocino County, California. At less than a quarter of a square mile, it is the smallest...
The Yorkville Highlands AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southern Mendocino County, California. The Yorkville Highlands separate Sonoma...
Upper Lake Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Lake County, California, established in June 2022 and encompassing 17,360 acres (70.3 km2)...
The Anderson Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area centered on the Anderson Valley in Mendocino County, California. It is known primarily for its...
refer to: Dos Rios, California, United States Dos Rios AVA, California wine region in Mendocino County Dos Ríos, Chiriquí, Panama Dos Ríos, Veracruz, Mexico...
County wine Livermore Valley AVA Lake County wine Mendocino County wine Paso Robles AVA Santa Clara Valley AVA Temecula Valley AVA Elkjer, Thom (2002). Fodor's...
The Redwood Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Mendocino County, California. The earliest vineyards were planted in the valley by...
the Mendocino County area of Northern California, was the pseudonymous author of a series of playful, comic, and erudite letters sent to the Mendocino Commentary...
The McDowell Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southeastern Mendocino County, California near Hopland. The wine appellation is located...
The Covelo AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northern Mendocino County, California. Although the region only has 12 acres (4.85623 ha) under...
The Dos Rios AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northern Mendocino County, California. The appellation is located near the confluence of the...
and Wisconsin), to the Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino County, California, at only 60 acres (24 ha). The Augusta AVA, which occupies the area around the...
The Potter Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northern Mendocino County, California, with its center in the town of Potter Valley....
name, the Russian River Valley AVA does not cover the entire Russian River Valley-which extends north into Mendocino County, California and southwest...
of the Pacific Ocean. It extends from San Pablo Bay to the border with Mendocino County. The appellation is known for its cool climate and high rainfall...
west shore of Lake Sonoma in the southern Mendocino Range. Established on February 28, 2002, Rockpile AVA was Sonoma County's twelfth designated wine...
California's largest producers of wine grapes, far outproducing the Napa Valley AVA. Grapes were planted in Sonoma County at Fort Ross as early as 1812. Padre...
appellation, some Lake County AVAs or designations now appear more often on the labels of out-of-county wineries. Mendocino County wine Napa County wine...
the winery acquired the Giannecchini Vineyard in the Talmage Bench AVA of Mendocino County. In December 2021, Shannon Family of Wines opened The Mercantile...
California— a census-designated place in California, USA Covelo AVA, California wine region in Mendocino County in Portugal: Covelo (Gondomar)— a civic parish (freguesia)...
Valley Advertiser. AVA News Service. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016. "Sunday, Oct 11, 2015". Mendocino County Today. AVA News Service. 11 October...
Beckstoffer is a California vineyard owner, with holdings in Napa, Lake, and Mendocino counties. Beckstoffer was a resident of Richmond, Virginia, and went to...
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