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Amador County	Monterey Though a fairly recent and somewhat controversial region, Monterey (which includes the Salinas Valley) is showing potential. This region, which was first seriously cultivated for wine in the second half of the twentieth century, was historically thought to be too cool and blustery for winemaking.
Clear Lake East of Mendocino County and Northeast of Sonoma, Lake County contains the Clear Lake appellation.	Napa Valley Napa Valley is the apex and icon of California wine. Its wines receive the most praise and admiration and also command the highest prices of any region in California.
Columbia Valley Located in eastern Washington and extending down along the Columbia River into northern Oregon, the Columbia Valley is a huge AVA that occupies a good portion of the state.	Paso Robles One of California’s oldest wine production zones, vineyards have been cultivated in Paso Robles since 1797. The Spanish Missionaries grew the first grapes, and their legacy continued through the region’s history.
Dry Creek Valley Opposite the Russian River from the Alexander Valley, the Dry Creek Valley appellation is somewhat wetter than the surrounding areas, but still quite hot.	Russian River Valley Arguably Sonoma’s finest appellation, the Russian River Valley gets its name from the Russian traders that settled on the Northern California Coast in the state’s early history.
Finger Lakes	Sonoma County Producing huge quantities of wine, Sonoma County rivals the great Napa County in terms of quality as well. This prolific region lies to the west of Napa, and runs along the coastal range until it hits San Francisco Bay to the south.
Lodi Though it produces a staggering seventy-five percent of California’s wine, California’s Central Valley makes few fine wines. The appellation of Lodi in particular produces superior quality grapes to the rest of the Central Valley.	Walla Walla Valley Situated at the eastern edge of the Columbia Valley, Walla Walla was home to some of the first grapes in Washington. “Walla Walla” means “many waters,” and the valley gets its name from the name from the number of tributaries that flow down out of the nearby Blue Mountains into the Walla Walla river itself.
Los Carneros Los Carneros is the southernmost region in Napa. It is actually a subregion of both Napa and Sonoma, as it occupies the low hills that stretch across the base of those regions.	Willamette Valley Oregon’s most important and oldest appellation, the Willamette Valley spans the distance from the city of Eugene in the south to Portland in the north. Roughly three quarters of Oregon’s wine grapes are produced here.
Mendocino Located just north of Sonoma, Mendocino County’s vineyards are particularly famous for their great sparkling wine grown in the Anderson Valley appellation. With a diverse set of climate and soil types, however, Mendocino produces its fair share of other varieties as well, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc all prospering.	Yakima Valley Located in the east of Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley is a densely planted AVA that produces nearly a third of Washington’s grapes. The largest varieties here are Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and White Riesling.