CARNEROS
Officially recognized as an appellation in 1983, Carneros is a butterfly shaped growing area that extends north and east from San Pablo Bay at the upper edge of San Francisco Bay. Moderated by water and hillsides, much of this AVA is ideally suited to cool-climate grapes such as Pinot Noir.
One of the oldest growing areas in California, with viticulture dating back to the 1830s, Carneros was home to one of the first great vineyard sites in California: the Stanly Ranch. Planted in the late 1800s, this site was home to some of the great wines of turn-of-the-century California.