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Alexander Valley

Sub-zone

Alexander Valley is a named sub-zone of Northern Sonoma in the United States, covering 31,595 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Alexander Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Northern Sonoma
Protected since
1984-11-23
Area
31,595 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
29.56 × 31.01 km
Centre
38.7152° N, 122.8468° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.53
Petitioner
Patrick Shabram, of Shabram Inc., with the support of vineyard owner Anthony Martorana

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north of Healdsburg
Nearest city
33 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
38 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (3.1 km)
Lakes nearby
Clear (30 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Carcavelos (Portugal), Lamezia (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
25–836 m
Mean elevation
206 m

Measured over the whole outline on 89,686 elevation cells of about 60 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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