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Wild Horse Valley

Sub-zone

Wild Horse Valley is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 1,590 ha. It lies 8.1 km east of Napa and 14 km north-west of Fairfield.

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Key facts

Official name
Wild Horse Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1988-12-30
Area
1,590 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
8.47 × 3.14 km
Centre
38.2927° N, 122.1927° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.124
Petitioner
John Newmeyer

Where it is

Nearest town
8.1 km east of Napa
Nearest city
14 km north-west of Fairfield 112,970 people
To the sea
21 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (25 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Μοσχάτο Πατρών (Greece), Alentejo (Portugal)

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

Terrain

Elevation
158–648 m
Mean elevation
399 m
Mean slope
13.4° (24 %)
Steepest tenth
above 26°
Faces
several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 71,619 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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