Russian River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located south of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, within the wider North Coast AVA in California. It runs toward the Pacific and was enlarged in 2011, a move proposed by E&J Gallo winery (Oz Clarke: 2015, p.227).

Sub-AVAs: Green Valley AVA.

Climate: Cool.

Wine styles: Noted for some of California’s best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Vintages: 2003 A wet year, high downy mildew (peronospera) pressure.

Wineries

Certified Biodynamic: DeLoach Vineyards. | Porter-Bass Vineyards. | Porter Creek Vineyards. 

Other: Alysian. | Copain. | Dehlinger. | Dutton Goldfield. | Foppiano. | Hartford. | Iron Horse. | Joseph Swan Vineyards. | Kosta Browne. | Marimar Estate. | Merry Edwards. | Moshin. | Old World Winery. |  Papapietro Perry. | Patz & Hall. | Rochioli. | Salinia. | Siduri. | Sonoma-Cutrer. | T R Elliott. | Williams Selyem. | Wind Gap.

Bibliography

Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015).