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Lamorinda

Sub-zone

Lamorinda is a named sub-zone of San Francisco Bay in the United States, covering 11,916 ha. It lies 3.3 km south-west of Lafayette and 11 km east of Berkeley.

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Key facts

Official name
Lamorinda viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
San Francisco Bay
Protected since
2016-03-25
Area
11,916 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.9 × 14.12 km
Centre
37.8688° N, 122.1486° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.254
Petitioner
Patrick L. Shabram, Lamorinda Wine Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
3.3 km south-west of Lafayette
Nearest city
11 km east of Berkeley 120,972 people
To the sea
14 km
Same latitude
Etna (Italy), Montilla-Moriles (Spain), Aegean (Türkiye), Νεμέα (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
62–618 m
Mean elevation
223 m
Mean slope
13.3° (24 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 131,613 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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