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Fountaingrove District

Sub-zone

Fountaingrove District is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 14,907 ha. It lies 11 km north-east of Santa Rosa and 20 km north-east of Rohnert Park.

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Key facts

Official name
Fountaingrove District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
2015-03-20
Area
14,907 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
12.39 × 17.1 km
Centre
38.5143° N, 122.6304° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.250
Petitioner
Douglas Grigg of Walnut Vineyards, LLC

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km north-east of Santa Rosa
Nearest city
20 km north-east of Rohnert Park 42,407 people
To the sea
46 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Pico (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
48–831 m
Mean elevation
349 m
Mean slope
15.8° (28 %)
Steepest tenth
above 28°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 167,493 elevation cells of about 30 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

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Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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