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What is the Wine Road?
Wine Road is a winery marketing association with associate lodging members, for the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek and Russian River Valley AVAs.
What is the general mission of Wine Road?
The general mission of Wine Road is to increase awareness of the associated AVAs via education and marketing and promote Sonoma County as a year-round wine country destination.
What was the original name of Wine Road?
The original name of Wine Road was "Russian River Wine Road"
What is an AVA? And what is it also known as?
"AVA" stands for American Viticulture Area, and these ares are also called appellations.
Which AVAs are encompassed by the Wine Road?
The three AVAs encompassed by Wine Road are Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley.
What is the name of the Award-winning Wine Road Podcast?
The name of the podcast is Wine Road: The Wine, When & Where of Sonoma County.
When was the Wine Road founded?
The original Russian River Wine Road was founded in 1976.
What, other than wineries, does the Wine Road associate with?
Wine Road also associates with local Lodgings.
How many pounds of grapes does it take to make one barrel of wine?
It takes approximately 750 lbs of grapes to make one barrel of wine.
From when the vine is first planted to harvest, how long until the fruit can be used to make wine?
It takes approximately 3 years for fruit to be ready to make wine.
What is Dry Creek Valley best known for?
Dry Creek Valley is best known for its Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, plus Italian and Rhône varietals.
How many AVAs are in Sonoma County?
There are currently 19 AVAs in Sonoma County.
When was the first Wine Road map created?
The first Wine Road map was made in 1980. We do not have any pictures of it. :(
What is the Russian River Valley best known for?
The Russian River Valley is best known for its Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
What was the first Wine Road Event?
The first Wine Road Event was Barrel Tasting in 1977.
Which AVA is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and other Bordeaux varieties?
Alexander Valley is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and other Bordeaux varieties.
What are the three Wine Road Produced events?
The three Wine Road produced events are: Winter WINEland, Barrel Tasting and Wine & Food Affair.
What percentage of vineyard acreage in Sonoma County has been certified sustainable by a third-party program?
Sonoma County is proud to say that 99% of vineyard acreage is sustainable!
What are some of the many perks of becoming a Wine Road insider?
Save 10% on all Wine Road events, save 50% on Wine Road sponsored seminars, save 10% on all wine purchases at over 20 participating wineries.
On the Wine Road website map page, visitors can:
View a map that shows every winery member of Wine Road, download the app to their phone, giving easy access to the map itself, order a physical map to be mailed, download a map of the three Appellations.
When talking about wine, what’s the difference between a variety and varietal?
Variety is used to describe a grape. Varietal describes the wine.
What are the top grapes grown and wine produced in Sonoma County?
The top grapes and wine produced in Sonoma County are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.
What does Visit – Stay – Sip cover each week?
Visit - Sip - Stay explores one winery, one lodging and one wine each week.
What is Along the Wine Road? And what can you find there?
Along the Wine Road is a blog featuring a variety of topics, with the option to read through multiple years of blog posts.
The Winery Search on the website provides a “Search by Amenity” feature. What are some of the amenities listed?
Some of the amenities that can be searched for in the Wine Road "Search by Amenities" feature are: dog friendly, charging stations, picnic amenities.
How many bottles of wine does one average barrel produce?
One average barrel will produce about 300 bottles of wine.
What is not considered an environmental factor when discussing a microclimate?
Residents owning domestic pets does not come into consideration when discussing a microclimate.
The Russian River Valley climate experiences extreme highs and lows daily with its temperature. This allows the grapes to develop full flavor maturity over an extended growing season. How does this temperature extreme happen?
Fog coming in during evenings is one of the main attributes to the weather extremes in the Russian River Valley.
As with the Winery Search on the Wine Road website, there is a Lodging search. What are the search options available?
On the Wine Road website under Lodgings, you can search: Name, Region, Lodging Type, and Amenity.
What percentage of Sonoma County is planted to grapes?
Roughly 6% of the land in Sonoma County is planted to grapes.
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