Bennett Valley AVA

The Bennett Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Sonoma County, California. The boundaries of this appellation lie completely within the North Coast AVA, almost completely within the Sonoma Valley AVA and overlaps into some areas of the Sonoma Coast AVA and Sonoma Mountain AVA. The region was granted AVA status on December 23, 2003 following the petition of Matanzas Creek Winery. The AVA is surrounded to the south, east and west by the Sonoma Mountains and to the north by the city of Santa Rosa, California. The region receives a moderating effect on its climate from Pacific Ocean through the cool coastal fogs and breeze that creep into the area from the southwest through Crane Canyon between Sonoma Mountain and Taylor Mountain. Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Grenache, Merlot, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc and Syrah are the leading grape varieties planted.^[2]

Bennett Valley AVA

Wine region
Type	American Viticultural Area
Year established	2003[1]
Country	United States
Part of	California, North Coast AVA, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley AVA, Sonoma Mountain AVA
Other regions in California, North Coast AVA, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley AVA, Sonoma Mountain AVA	Los Carneros AVA, Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain AVA
Total area	8,140 acres (33 km2)[2]
Size of planted vineyards	650 acres (3 km2)[2]
Grapes produced	Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Grenache, Merlot, Pinot noir, Roussanne, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Zinfandel[2]

See also

• Bennett Valley