Sonoma County

More than twice the size as neighboring Napa, Sonoma County overflows with wineries and grape varieties. Within this appellation’s one million total acres, over 190 wineries make their home. Practically every variety of grape grown in California can be found somewhere in Sonoma County.

As early as the 1850s, a Hungarian immigrant Haraszthy had the foresight to recognize the region’s tremendous viticultural potential and brought back more than 100,000 grape cuttings of over 300 different varieties from France, Germany, Spain and Italy in 1861. Most of these he planted in Sonoma, leaving a mark that is evident in the county’s thriving wine industry today. Diverse in its climate, soils, geography and grapes, the patchwork quilt that is Sonoma County contains many sub wine regions within them.

Today, Sonoma County as a wine region is as varied as any could possibly be, with something for just about everyone. Sonoma County is America's viticultural cornucopia!