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Chalk Hill

Sub-zone

Chalk Hill is a named sub-zone of Russian River Valley in the United States, covering 9,176 ha. It lies 5.4 km east of Windsor and 14 km north of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Chalk Hill viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Russian River Valley
Protected since
1983-11-21
Area
9,176 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
11.82 × 14.98 km
Centre
38.5614° N, 122.7573° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.52
Petitioner
Ms. Willi Martin-Hilliard and Mr. Richard Godwin, owners and operators of separate vineyards sited on the south-facing slopes of Bell Mountain

Where it is

Nearest town
5.4 km east of Windsor
Nearest city
14 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
37 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (6 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Pico (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
24–474 m
Mean elevation
158 m
Mean slope
10.8° (19 %)
Steepest tenth
above 22°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 103,605 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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