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Green Valley of Russian River Valley

Sub-zone

Green Valley of Russian River Valley is a named sub-zone of Russian River Valley in the United States, covering 7,720 ha. It lies 8.1 km north-west of Sebastopol and 16 km west of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Green Valley of Russian River Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Russian River Valley
Protected since
1983-12-21
Area
7,720 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
13.82 × 10.56 km
Centre
38.4404° N, 122.9023° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.57
Petitioner
The Wine Growers and Vintners of Sonoma County's Green Valley

Where it is

Nearest town
8.1 km north-west of Sebastopol
Nearest city
16 km west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
18 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (6.8 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Yamagata (Japan), Bivongi (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
12–272 m
Mean elevation
95 m
Mean slope
8.2° (14 %)
Steepest tenth
above 19°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 86,799 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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