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Russian River Valley

Sub-zone

Russian River Valley is a named sub-zone of Northern Sonoma in the United States, covering 69,175 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Russian River Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Northern Sonoma
Protected since
1983-11-21
Area
69,175 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
38.9 × 31.14 km
Centre
38.4763° N, 122.8617° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.66
Petitioner
Gallo Family Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
8.8 km south-west of Windsor
Nearest city
13 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
24 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (3.7 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy), Pico (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
2–496 m
Mean elevation
92 m

Measured over the whole outline on 194,167 elevation cells of about 60 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Inside Russian River Valley · 2

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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