Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County, California. It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on January 27, 1981. Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. Records of commercial wine production in the region date back to the nineteenth century, but premium wine production dates back only to the 1960s.
Napa Valley Vineyard
Grapes in a Napa Valley vineyard
Opus One vineyard in Napa Valley
Opus One Vineyard
Napa County is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 138,019. The county seat is the City of Napa. Napa County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Lake County in 1861.
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Image: Bale Mill, CA 128, St. Helena, CA 10 22 2011 11 47 42 AM
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Young vineyard in the valley with Mount Saint Helena in the background