Wine Region

Alexander Valley

Official Name: Alexander Valley AVA
Designation: American Viticultural Area

Location
Countries: United States of America
States: California
Counties: Sonoma

Statistics Updated: May 23, 2013
Statistics for wine regions are calculated roughly every hour.

Grape Production

Totals

Vineyards: 217
Total Area: 76,918 acres
Planted Area: 12,469 acres
Percent Planted: 16.2 %
Most Common Grape Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon more varietals...
Top Vineyards

Search all Alexander Valley vineyards sorted by rating

  1. AME - Upper Barn Vineyard
  2. AME - Gravel Bench Vineyard
  3. AME - Broken Road Vineyard
  4. AME - Christopher's Vineyard
  5. AME
  6. Stuhlmuller
  7. Reichel
  8. Gallo - Barrelli Creek
  9. Robert Young Vineyards
  10. Lancaster Estate
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Wine Production

Totals

Wineries: 41
Tasting Rooms: 23
Top Wines by Region Wineries

Highest scoring wines made in Alexander Valley wineries.

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Climate Profile

Topography

HighAverageLow
Elevation2572.49 ft.593.6 ft.128.28 ft.
Solar Raditation: 147470.86 WH/m2

Climate Indices

Index Name
Growing Degree-Days1748.45
Huglin Index2402.94
Biologically Effective Degree-Days1843.41

Temperature & Rainfall

AverageHi °FMed °FLow °FRain in.
Growing Season80.264.749.20
Wine Region statistics for Alexander Valley are calculated by averaging over all vineyards currently entered on Everyvine within the region.