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1
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“Super-AVA” located south of Los Angeles

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The South Coast AVA

2
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The northern-most of Napa’s “Valley Floor” appellations

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Calistoga

3
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Lake County AVA named for a “bench”

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Kelsey Bench Lake County

4
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Subregion of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

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Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

5
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This large area grows the majority of California’s grapes, but is not an official AVA

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The Central Valley

6
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Body of water that cools the southern areas of Napa County

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San Pablo Bay

7
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Leading grape variety of Napa County

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Cabernet Sauvignon

8
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Napa County AVA shared with Sonoma County

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Carneros (Los Carneros)

9
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Napa County AVA shared with Solano County

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Wild Horse Valley

10
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Mountain range on the border between Napa and Sonoma

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Mayacamas Mountains

11
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Mountain range located in the eastern portion of Napa County

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Vaca Mountains

12
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Leading grape variety of Sonoma County

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Chardonnay

13
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Leading red grape varieties of Sonoma County

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir

14
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AVA that contains the Bennet Valley and Sonoma Mountain AVAs

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Sonoma Valley AVA

15
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AVA located within the Mendocino AVA well-known for sparkling wines

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Anderson Valley

16
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AVA known as “Islands in the Sky”

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Mendocino Ridge

17
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County where the Guenoc Valley AVA is located

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Lake County

18
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County that contains the Chalone, Arroyo Seco, and Santa Lucia Highlands AVAs (among others)

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Monterey

19
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County that contains the Paso Robles AVA

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San Luis Obispo

20
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County that contains the Hames Valley AVA

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Monterey

21
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County that contains the Santa Ynez Valley AVA

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Santa Barbara

22
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Five sub-AVAs of the Sierra Foothills AVA

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North Yuba, Fiddletown, El Dorado, California Shenandoah Valley, Fair Play

23
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Seven sub-AVAs of Lodi

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Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Mokelumne River, Sloughhouse

24
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Sonoma County AVA specializing in Zinfandel

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Dry Creek Valley

25
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High Elevation Napa Valley AVAs

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Mt. Veeder, Diamond Mtn, Spring Mtn, Atlas Peak, Howell Mtn

26
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Valley Floor Napa Valley AVAs

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Calistoga, St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville

27
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Cooler AVAs in the southern Napa Valley

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Oak Knoll, Carneros, Coombsville (shared with Sonoma), Wild Horse Valley (shared with Solano)

28
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Warmer Napa Valley AVA inland of the Vaca Mtns

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Chiles Valley