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Solano County Green Valley

Sub-zone

Solano County Green Valley is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 6,885 ha. It lies 12 km west of Fairfield and 10 km south-east of Napa.

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Key facts

Official name
Solano County Green Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1983-01-28
Area
6,885 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.12 × 7.2 km
Centre
38.2610° N, 122.1750° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.44
Petitioner
Ben A. Volkhardt, president of the West Solano County Grape Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km west of Fairfield
Nearest city
10 km south-east of Napa 80,434 people
To the sea
18 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (28 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Μοσχάτος Κεφαλληνίας (Greece), Faro (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
3–683 m
Mean elevation
219 m
Mean slope
13.3° (24 %)
Steepest tenth
above 26°
Faces
south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 307,402 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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