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Suisun Valley

Sub-zone

Suisun Valley is a named sub-zone of North Coast in the United States, covering 7,707 ha. It lies 4.9 km north-west of Fairfield and 14 km south-west of Vacaville.

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Key facts

Official name
Suisun Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
North Coast
Protected since
1982-12-27
Area
7,707 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
11.68 × 7.48 km
Centre
38.2653° N, 122.0926° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.45
Petitioner
Ben A. Volkhardt, West Solano County Grape Growers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
4.9 km north-west of Fairfield
Nearest city
14 km south-west of Vacaville 96,803 people
To the sea
15 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (29 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Μοσχάτος Κεφαλληνίας (Greece), Faro (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
1–318 m
Mean elevation
48 m
Mean slope
5.4° (9 %)
Steepest tenth
above 18°
Faces
several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 343,088 elevation cells of about 15 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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