of Trentino and explore some of the regions oldest and most prolific wineries and styles. A similarly modeled site,, focuses on Sonoma County wine country. Global warming could drastically alter the world wine map. Recognized as another of the best wine regions in California, Sonomas 400-plus wineries bottle more. It’s a bit slow and clumsy to move between pages and you’ll need some patience to navigate and wait for a new page load, but may be useful for initial wine-themed trip planning. For the Pinot Noir fan, Sonoma County is your nirvana.
You can also hone your search through regional filters that cover most wine-producing regions of the world and even down to the appellation level. Martorana Family Winery Mazzocco Sonoma Winery Mill Creek Vineyards. A combination of hovering over the icon and zooming in will activate a popup info box with the name and address of the site. Select an amenity, select your favorite wine, filter through all of the fantastic. offers a view of wineries and wine bars, identified by icons on a map. The site is a little rudimentary and confusing to navigate-almost like he started something cool then abandoned it when technology got more sophisticated, but it’s a fun poke around with a glass of wine. Begin your wine tasting afternoon with the Fort Ross Winery, located high on the coastal ridges just five minutes north of Jenner.
#Sonoma region wine maps series#
Master sommelier Fernando Betata hosts a series of interactive maps on his site, some of which are Google Earth tours of regions (Germany, Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits, Madeira and Santorini) and others that use Google Earth-type technology to zoom in and out and offer popups with appellation-specific information such as notable vineyards, area size, soil, stylistic notes. Honing in on a specific AVA brings up options to see the legislation that designated the AVA (Federal Register and other dockets), and what’s cool about that is you can see all the rigorous requirements attached to creating an AVA-distinguishing soil and geology features, climate, elevation, etc. The “Add to my AVA” feature lets you create a reference library. The site contains good, if basic (just the facts, ma’am!), information about existing and proposed AVA boundaries. Not surprisingly, the AVA Map Explorer is a bit of a visual bore, but you can change the base maps to street views, topo maps or satellite. Surprisingly, The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau hosts a pretty decent interactive map of American Viticultural Areas. Basic but accurate information on American Viticultural Areas from the gov.
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