Located north of San Francisco, California; Napa Valley is The United Statess most well-known wine-growing
appellation, just 30 miles long and a few miles
wide at its broadest point.
The Napa Producing only four percent of the total wine in California annually,Napa Valley is just 1/8 the size of Bordeaux,
France.
The Napa Valley is itself an appellation. Within the Napa Valley appellation exists 14 subappellations, or AVAs, including: Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley District, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Mt. Veeder, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Spring Mountain District, Stags Leap District, Yountville, Wild Horse Valley and Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. The Calistoga appellation is still pending approval.
