• Source: Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

The Green valley" target="_blank">Valley of Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA (formerly Sonoma County Green valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA) is an American Viticultural Area in Sonoma County, California, United States. Located at the southwestern corner of the Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA, its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean makes it one of the coolest appellations within Sonoma County. The climate in the Green valley" target="_blank">Valley is even cooler than other parts of the Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley, and favors the cultivation of cool climate varietals like Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer.




History


Green valley" target="_blank">Valley was first designated as a wine region with the name Sonoma County Green valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA on November 21, 1983, a name that was similar in structure to the Solano County Green valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA created in 1982. Many wines that could have been labelled with the Sonoma County Green valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA designation were instead labelled with the broader appellation designation of the Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA, due to the greater market awareness of Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley wines. A group of wine producers from the region petitioned the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for a name change to associate the Green valley" target="_blank">Valley with the more popular Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley. The name of the appellation was changed with an amendment to the federal law designating American Viticultural Areas, effective April 23, 2007, to be the Green valley" target="_blank">Valley of Russian River valley" target="_blank">Valley AVA.




See also


Green valley" target="_blank">Valley Creek
Russian River (California)
Sonoma County wine
Wine Country (California)




References






External links



Official website

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• Russian River Valley AVA
• Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
• Green Valley
• Sonoma County wine
• List of American Viticultural Areas
• Northern Sonoma AVA
• Green Valley Creek
• Wine Country
• Washington wine
• Los Carneros AVA