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Fort Ross-Seaview

Sub-zone

Fort Ross-Seaview is a named sub-zone of Sonoma Coast in the United States, covering 12,940 ha. It lies 35 km west of Windsor and 46 km north-west of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Fort Ross-Seaview viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Sonoma Coast
Protected since
2011-12-14
Area
12,940 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
17.67 × 16.92 km
Centre
38.5680° N, 123.2177° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.221
Petitioner
Patrick Shabram and David Hirsch of Hirsch Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
35 km west of Windsor
Nearest city
46 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
6.6 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (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
78–698 m
Mean elevation
340 m
Mean slope
18.5° (33 %)
Steepest tenth
above 29°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 145,645 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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