Die fünf Weinbaugebiete Kaliforniens und ihre wichtigsten Herkunftsbezeichnungen


WeinbaugebieteCountiesUnterbezirke (AVAs)
North CoastNapaAtlas Peak, Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, Oakville, Rutherford, Spring Mountain District, Stag's Leap District, Wild Horse Valley
 SonomaAlexander Valley, Chatl Hill, Dry Creek Valley, Knights Valley, Los Carneros, North Coast, Northern Sonoma, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County Green Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma Valley
 MendocinoAnderson Valley, Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Mendocino, Potter Valley
 HumboldtWillow Creek
 LakeBenmore Valley, Clear Lake, Geunoc Valley
 Marin 
 SolanoSolano County Green Valley, Suisun Valley, Wild Horse Valley
 TrinityWillow Creek
Central CoastSanta BarbaraSanta Maria Valley, Santa Ynez Valley
 Santa CruzBen Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Mountains
 MontereyAroyo Seco, Carmel Valley, Chalone, Hames Valley, Monterey, San Lucas, Santa Lucia Highlands
 AlamedaLivermore Valley
 Contra Costa 
 San BenitoChalone, Lime Kiln Valley, Mount Harlan, Pacheco Pass, Paicines, San Benito
 San Luis ObispoArroyo Grand Valey, Edna Valley, Paso Robles, Santa Maria Valley, York Mountain
 San MateoSan Mateo
 Santa ClaraSan Ysidro District, Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains
South CoastLos Angeles 
 Orange 
 San DiegoSan Pasqual Valley
 RiversideTemecula
Central ValleyFresnoMadera
 Kern 
 MaderaMadera
 SacramentoLodi
 San Bernadino 
 San JoaquinLodi
 Stanislaus 
 Tulare 
 YoloClarksburg, Dunnigan Hills, Meritt Island
Sierra FoothillsYubaNorth Yuba
 El DoradoEl Dorado, California Shenandoah Valley
 AmadorCalifornia Shenandoah Valley, Fiddletown
 Calaveras 
 Mariposa 
 Nevada 
 Placer 
 Tuolumne

 

Im folgenden sind die bekanntesten Counties der fünf Weinbaugebiete Kaliforniens und deren wichtigste Unterzonen (AVAs) beschrieben.