The Crystal Springs of Napa Valley appellation in the foothills of Howell Mountain is Napa’s first new AVA in 13 years. * Crystal Springs becomes the 17th AVA nested within the greater Napa ...

In the mid 1800s an entrepreneur named Sam Brannan loaded up a ship and sailed to San Francisco with single men and families who would later settle in the north of Napa Valley. Sam, who became ...

This was followed in 1981 by Napa Valley as the second. Now, Napa’s newest and 17th “nested” AVA (aka sub-appellation) was declared this month as Crystal Springs of Napa Valley (CSNV ...

Napa Valley is already home to 17 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), and now a new one has been added to the mix, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Crystal Springs is now an official AVA ...

This is the first government-approved appellation for the region since 2011, when Coombsville became the 16th American Viticultural Area (AVA) within the larger Napa Valley region. Planted ...

Napa Valley is already home to 17 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), and now a new one has been added to the mix, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Crystal Springs is now an official AVA ...