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Napa Valley's climate and geography are shaped by a unique cooling effect, crucial for premium grape growing. [13] Originating from a cold ocean current from Alaska, this effect involves fog formation and cool air influx from the Pacific, offset by warmer air rising from California's Central Valley.
Crystal Springs of Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County, California within the boundaries of the prestigious Napa Valley AVA.The 4,117 acres (6 sq mi) viticultural area was established as the state's 154th AVA on October 16, 2024 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition from Steven Burgess, president of ...
The Calistoga AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the northern portion of California's Napa Valley AVA.The appellation is distinguished by its volcanic soil, [3] high temperatures up to 100 °F (38 °C) during the day, and cool nights during the growing season due to breezes from the Russian River, causing the highest diurnal temperature variation in the Napa Valley—up to 50 °F ...
Coombsville is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Napa Valley, California just east of the city of Napa.The 11,075 acres (17 sq mi) area was established on December 13, 2011 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Thomas Farella of Farella-Park Vineyards and Bradford Kitson, on behalf of the vintners and grape ...
Instead of depicting a region as all one Winkler region (Napa Valley AVA being a Region III for example), spatial data summaries [3] show the Napa Valley having a full range of Winkler regions, 12% a Region II, 56% a Region III, and 30% a Region IV (whereas the table above shows one station in Napa, St. Helena as being a Region IV).
The southeastern regions have a hot arid climate (Koppen BWh), similar to that of the Sahara Desert. In the northern portion of the Mojave Desert on the east side of the state is Death Valley, which has recorded temperatures among the highest in the world. It is common in the summer for temperatures in the valley to surpass 120 °F (49 °C).
Calistoga has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Average annual rainfall is 38.58 inches (980 mm) with measurable precipitation falling on an average of 65.7 days each year. The wettest year was 1983 with 75.38 inches (1,915 mm) and the driest year was 2013 with 6.45 inches (164 mm).
Coombsville is an agricultural area and location of the Coombsville AVA, and American Viticultural Area (AVA) located at the southeastern end of the Napa Valley's grape-growing appellation. Since the middle of the 20th century, it has gained recognition for its suitability for the slow-ripening Bordeaux varietals such as cabernet sauvignon. [1]