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San Pablo Bay continues north surrounded by parts of (left to right) Marin, Sonoma, Solano and Napa Counties. The North Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, United States. The largest city is Santa Rosa, which is the fifth-largest city in the Bay Area.
Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California, United States. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. [9] Napa is a major tourist destination in California, known for its wineries, restaurants, and arts culture.
In the North Bay, Napa and Sonoma counties are well known for their wineries, including Fantesca Estate & Winery, Domaine Chandon California, and D'Agostini Winery. [185] California's Wine Country, centered around Napa and Sonoma, is a world renowned wine-growing region.
Sonoma County (/ s ə ˈ n oʊ m ə / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 488,863. [5] Its seat of government and largest city is Santa Rosa.
The Wine Country has undergone a boom in tourism. In 1975 there were only 25 Napa Valley wineries; [21] today there are well over 800 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties. [22] Tourists come to the region not only for wine tasting, but also for hiking, bicycling, hot air ballooning, and historic sites, as well as the extensive culinary choices.
Mount Saint Helena (Wappo: Kanamota, "Human Mountain") [4] is a peak in the Mayacamas Mountains with flanks in Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties of California.Composed of uplifted volcanic rocks from the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, it is one of the few mountains in the San Francisco Bay Area to receive any snowfall during the winter.
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The Wragg Fire wildland fire (pictured) starts just off of California State Route 128 near Lake Berryessa in Napa County [53] August. Alphabet, a holding company and conglomerate owning several companies owned by or sprung from Google, is founded [54] September. The Valley Fire encroaches into Napa and Sonoma Counties