Benmore Valley AVA

Benmore Valley is an American Viticultural Area located in southwestern Lake County, California. The valley is named for Benjamin Moore, a local 19th century cattle rustler. The valley is a high depression in the mountains of southwestern Lake County, and is much cooler than surrounding areas.

Benmore Valley AVA

Wine region
Type	American Viticultural Area
Year established	1991[1]
Country	United States
Part of	Lake County
Other regions in Lake County	Big Valley District-Lake County AVA, Clear Lake AVA, Guenoc Valley AVA, High Valley AVA, Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA, Long Valley-Lake County AVA, Red Hills Lake County AVA, Upper Lake Valley AVA
Total area	1,440 acres (583 ha)[1]
No. of vineyards	0[2]
Comments	de facto defunct

The TTB filing in 1991 mentioned 125 acres of Chardonnay.^[1] Most of the grapes last produced there were used by Geyser Peak Winery.^[2]

As of February 2018, there are no wineries or planted vineyards left in the AVA, which is no longer marketed by Lake County winegrape growers.^[3] The main crop in the area is now cannabis.^[4]