The Petaluma Gap
They're tucked and hidden in the most unexpected places. Crest a hill, round a curve, look into the little nooks and crannies that make up the Lakeville, Adobe Road, or west county landscape, and you'll notice more and more pockets of green, made up of rows and rows of grape vines. The vines bring brilliant patches of color to the golden grasses that support the neighboring pastures of cows and sheep. These are the vines of the Petaluma Gap and the source of some of the most exciting wines to hit the California wine scene in a very long time.
The Petaluma Gap Climate
The "Petaluma Gap" is part of the Sonoma Coast AVA, a designated American Viticultural Area, but is not itself an AVA. The Sonoma County wine industry adopted the term "Petaluma Gap" to help define its products, since the wind, fog and soils in the Gap give the area's wine a distinctive character. READ MORE....
Sonoma Coast AVA
The growers of the Petaluma Gap strongly support the Sonoma Coast AVA. The Sonoma Coast AVA is a pleasing mass of contradictions; the coolest region in the county is also one of the hottest (in popularity that is). READ MORE....
History
In the mid-1800s, vineyards were prevalent throughout rural Petaluma. The thriving Victorian riverfront city served as a watering hole, as well as a shipping channel to transport mining supplies, grains and other food products for the miners heading to the hills in search of gold. READ MORE....
