The Oakville AVA is a two-mile-wide stretch of Napa Valley and was granted American Viticultural Area status only in 1993. Today it boasts just about 5,000 acres of grapevines and more than 70 ...

The Oakville AVA is a two-mile-wide stretch of Napa Valley and was granted American Viticultural Area status only in 1993. Today it boasts just about 5,000 acres of grapevines and more than 70 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Napa Valley will debut the first-ever Napa Valley StreamFest, a pioneering festival celebrating podcasts, series, films and social content. Napa Valley will debut the first-ever Napa Valley ...

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 ...

Calistoga is the northernmost AVA in Napa Valley and most of the grapes are grown on hillsides with elevations between 300 and 1,200 feet above sea level. The vines are cooled by Pacific air that ...

Howell Mountain was recognized as the first AVA within the greater confines of the Napa Valley AVA in 1983, but its wines were taking home medals at international contests long before that. In 1889, ...