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Sonoma Mountain and Bennett Valley in Sonoma Valley AVA

Sonoma Mountain near Glen Ellen and the cool Bennett Valley (pictured) outside of Santa Rosa are basically little known areas even to locals.

Sonoma Valley (AVA)

Two Little Known Sub-Appellations
Reveal the Diversity of Sonoma Valley

by Dan Berger
April 16, 2007


Any non-cartographer can draw a rough map of Sonoma Valley. Starting at the southern end where it butts up against the rolling hills that front on Sonoma Carneros, you would draw a straight line due north-northwest between some hills on the east and west until you reach a point just below the city of Santa Rosa.

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