SONOMA COUNTY WINERIES

Because of Sonoma Couny's highly varied landscape and its many different microclimes, there's room within the county for a huge variety of wines and wineries.

You'll find that Sonoma wineries number over 200, they produce 13 different varietals, and they're classified under 12 reknowned appellations!

An appellation is the official name given to a geographical area where wine grapes are grown. It's a convention which tells the winelover who is familiar with the various wine growing regions something about the bottle of wine bearing the appellation.

For instance, if you were looking at a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that bears the Alexander Valley appellation, you'd have reason to believe that this would be an especially soft Cab with few or no rough tannins.

So - enough!! Are you ready to visit some wineries? Here are some of the best, grouped by appellation:

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