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Diamond Mountain District

Sub-zone

Diamond Mountain District is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 1,992 ha. It lies 2.3 km south of Calistoga and 18 km north-east of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Diamond Mountain District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
2001-07-31
Area
1,992 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
4.54 × 9.08 km
Centre
38.5593° N, 122.5727° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.166
Petitioner
Rudy von Strasser, Von Strasser Winery

Where it is

Nearest town
2.3 km south of Calistoga
Nearest city
18 km north-east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
48 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (25 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
108–696 m
Mean elevation
299 m
Mean slope
19.2° (35 %)
Steepest tenth
above 31°
Faces
north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 89,547 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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