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MENDOCINO WINE COUNTRY IN A NUTSHELL
To Eureka
Piercy NORTHERN
Mendocino
Mendocino County has a long history of wine- to numerous winegrowing regions, each with a County CALIFORNIA
Anderson
making which dates back to the mid-1800s distinct personality, and twelve of these re- Valley 20
Mendocino Lake Co.
when the first Italian immigrants settled the gions are approved American Viticultural Ar- Leggett Ukiah
green hillsides. eas (AVAs). 20
1 Eel River 1 128
Still today, the majority of the region’s 570 Mendocino includes the world renown An- Cole Cummings Covelo Cloverdale
vineyards remain in the hands of family farm- derson Valley AVA and the geographically Ranch Healdsburg Napa
Co.
Rockport Eel River 162 Sonoma Santa Rosa
Co.
ers, many of whom have lived for two or more unique Mendocino Ridge AVA, the only non- Laytonville Pacific
generations on their land—some tracing their contiguous AVA in America. Red grapes repre- LAYTONVILLE Eel River Ocean Marin
DOS RIOS RD.
roots to the first settlers. The deeply rooted sent the majority of the Mendocino grape BRANSCOMB RD. Branscomb Co.
Covelo 162
winegrowing community of farmers share a acreage, the most widely planted are Pinot Westport San Francisco
common passion for growing quality grapes, Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot
stewarding the land and producing outstand- and Syrah but other common varietals are Pe-
ing wines. tite Sirah, Carignane, Grenache, Sangiovese Dos Rios ava map for MENDOCINO COUNTY
Although Mendocino is one of the largest and Barbera. Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc Cleone
wine-producing counties in California, the area are the most popular white grapes followed by
planted with winegrapes (17470 acres) repre- Gewurztraminer, Viognier and Pinot Gris . This
sents only about 0.8% of the total County area. wide array of grapes favors the production of a Fort Bragg Noyo River Willits
The diversity of the growing conditions leads broad range of wine styles, including sparkling Eagle Peak Visit Mendocino County JACKSON STATE FOREST MENDOCINO AVA BORDER To Lake
Pillsbury
wines of exceptional quality. Caspar
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Potter
Valley
McDowell Mendocino Redwood Tahto Wines
Valley COMPTCHE - UKIAH RD. Frey Vineyards Valley
Kimmel Vineyards
Comptche
COURTESY MENDOCINO WINE GROWERS Little
River ORR SPRINGS RD. Masut Winery
Calpella
Albion FLYNN CR. RD. MONTGOMERY WOODS Tamar Distillery LAKE
Powicana Farms
Mendocino MENDOCINO
Ridge Testa Vineyards 20
128 To
Sacramento
Navarro Parducci Wine Cellars Dunnewood Vineyards/ConstellationORDER
Navarro River
Lula Cellars Ukiah
Elk Handley Cellars Mendocino WineGrowers Inc. Talmage
HENDY Lazy Creek Vineyards
PHILO-GREENWOOD RD.
WOODS
Pine Husch Vineyards MENDOCINO AVA BORDER MENDOCINO AVA B
Mountain– STATE PARK Edmeades/Champs de Reves Russian River
Cloverdale Philo Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Rivino OLD RIVER RD. Seebass Family Wines
Navarro Vineyards
Peak Scharffenberger Cellars Nelson Family Mercier Winery
Pacific Ocean Vineyards
1 Fathers & Daughters Cellars 253 Fetzer Vineyards
Long Meadow Ranch Harmonique
Seebass Family Wines
Potter Goldeneye Winery Boonville Jaxon Keys
Philo Ridge Vineyards
Valley Manchester MTN VIEW RD. Saracina Vineyards Vintage Estates 175
Hopland
Pennyroyal Farm 128 Campovida
Mariah Vineyards Maple Creek MTN.
Point Arena Winery HOUSE RD.
Redwood Meyer Family Judson Hale Winery
Cellars
Valley Yorkville
Murder Ridge Theopolis Vineyards
Winery MENDOCINO AVA BORDER
To Santa Rosa
Anchor Bay SIP Wine Shop/Coro Mendocino
Yorkville
Highlands
Gualala
To Jenner
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