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Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley

Sub-zone

Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 3,985 ha. It lies 6.6 km north of Napa and 28 km north of Vallejo.

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Key facts

Official name
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
2004-04-26
Area
3,985 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
7.51 × 8.32 km
Centre
38.3485° N, 122.3227° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.161
Petitioner
The Oak Knoll District Committee

Where it is

Nearest town
6.6 km north of Napa
Nearest city
28 km north of Vallejo 121,692 people
To the sea
23 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (21 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Alentejo (Portugal), Μοσχάτο Πατρών (Greece)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–253 m
Mean elevation
34 m
Mean slope
3.0° (5 %)
Steepest tenth
above 10°
Faces
east

Measured over the whole outline on 178,936 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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