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Contra Costa

Appellation

Contra Costa is an appellation in the United States, covering 69,020 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Contra Costa viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2024-04-15
Area
69,020 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
26.4 × 53.86 km
Centre
37.9386° N, 121.7010° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.291
Petitioner
Contra Costa Wine Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
next to Brentwood
Nearest city
7 km south of Oakley 39,813 people
To the sea
7.9 km
Rivers nearby
Mokelumne (21 km) · Sacramento (23 km) · San Joaquin (24 km)
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Aegean (Türkiye), Bullas (Spain), Νεμέα (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-6–430 m
Mean elevation
45 m

Measured over the whole outline on 48,030 elevation cells of about 121 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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