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Bennett Valley

Sub-zone

Bennett Valley is a named sub-zone of Sonoma Mountain in the United States, covering 3,375 ha. It lies 9.1 km south-east of Santa Rosa and 8 km north-east of Rohnert Park.

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Key facts

Official name
Bennett Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Sonoma Mountain
Protected since
2003-12-29
Area
3,375 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
8.42 × 7.72 km
Centre
38.3912° N, 122.6314° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.142
Petitioner
Matanzas Creek Winery of Santa Rosa, California

Where it is

Nearest town
9.1 km south-east of Santa Rosa
Nearest city
8 km north-east of Rohnert Park 42,407 people
To the sea
33 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Alentejo (Portugal), Yamagata (Japan)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
78–581 m
Mean elevation
235 m
Mean slope
11.5° (20 %)
Steepest tenth
above 23°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 151,192 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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