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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg/266px-Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg" decoding="async" width="266" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg/399px-Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg/532px-Autumn_in_Napa_Valley_vineyards.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div style="font-size:95%">Top to bottom to right: <a href="/wiki/Domaine_Carneros" title="Domaine Carneros">Domaine Carneros</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Carneros_AVA" title="Los Carneros AVA">Los Carneros AVA</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Castello_di_Amorosa" title="Castello di Amorosa">Castello di Amorosa</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley_AVA" title="Napa Valley AVA">Napa Valley AVA</a></i>; the historic Walters Ranch Hop Kiln; V. Sattui Winery; <a href="/wiki/Chateau_Montelena" title="Chateau Montelena">Chateau Montelena</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Calistoga_AVA" title="Calistoga AVA">Calistoga AVA</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Inglenook_(winery)" title="Inglenook (winery)">Inglenook</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Rutherford_AVA" title="Rutherford AVA">Rutherford AVA</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Napa Valley">Napa Valley</a> in autumn</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Year established</th><td class="infobox-data">1812</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of wine industry</th><td class="infobox-data">1812–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/California_wine" title="California wine">California wine</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sub-regions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Viticultural_Areas#North_Coast" title="List of American Viticultural Areas">Wine Country AVAs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Winkler_index" title="Winkler index">Climate region</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Mediterranean</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wine Country</b> is a region of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, in the northern <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a>, known worldwide as a premier <a href="/wiki/Wine" title="Wine">wine</a>-growing region.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The region is famed for its <a href="/wiki/Wineries" class="mw-redirect" title="Wineries">wineries</a>, its <a href="/wiki/Californian_cuisine" class="mw-redirect" title="Californian cuisine">cuisine</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michelin_star" class="mw-redirect" title="Michelin star">Michelin star</a> restaurants, <a href="/wiki/Boutique_hotel" title="Boutique hotel">boutique hotels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Conference_and_resort_hotels" class="mw-redirect" title="Conference and resort hotels">luxury resorts</a>, historic <a href="/wiki/Architecture" title="Architecture">architecture</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and culture.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Viticulture" title="Viticulture">Viticulture</a> and wine-making have been practiced in the region since the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_California" title="Spanish missions in California">Spanish missionaries</a> from <a href="/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_Solano" title="Mission San Francisco Solano">Mission San Francisco Solano</a> established the first <a href="/wiki/Vineyard" title="Vineyard">vineyards</a> in 1812. </p><p>There are over 1,700 <a href="/wiki/Winery" title="Winery">wineries</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Bay_(San_Francisco_Bay_Area)" title="North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)">North Bay</a> (according to Alcoholic Beverage Control of California), mostly located in the area's valleys, including <a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley_AVA" title="Napa Valley AVA">Napa Valley</a> in <a href="/wiki/Napa_County_wine" title="Napa County wine">Napa County</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Valley_AVA" title="Sonoma Valley AVA">Sonoma Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Valley_AVA" title="Alexander Valley AVA">Alexander Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dry_Creek_Valley_AVA" title="Dry Creek Valley AVA">Dry Creek Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bennett_Valley_AVA" title="Bennett Valley AVA">Bennett Valley</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Russian_River_Valley_AVA" title="Russian River Valley AVA">Russian River Valley</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County_wine" title="Sonoma County wine">Sonoma County</a>. Wine grapes are also grown at higher elevations, such as <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Peak_AVA" title="Atlas Peak AVA">Atlas Peak</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mt._Veeder_AVA" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt. Veeder AVA">Mount Veeder</a> <a href="/wiki/American_Viticultural_Area" title="American Viticultural Area">AVAs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cities and towns associated with the Wine Country include <a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa,_California" title="Santa Rosa, California">Santa Rosa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Healdsburg,_California" title="Healdsburg, California">Healdsburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonoma,_California" title="Sonoma, California">Sonoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenwood,_California" title="Kenwood, California">Kenwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petaluma,_California" title="Petaluma, California">Petaluma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sebastopol,_California" title="Sebastopol, California">Sebastopol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guerneville,_California" title="Guerneville, California">Guerneville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windsor,_California" title="Windsor, California">Windsor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geyserville,_California" title="Geyserville, California">Geyserville</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cloverdale,_California" title="Cloverdale, California">Cloverdale</a> in Sonoma County; <a href="/wiki/Napa,_California" title="Napa, California">Napa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yountville,_California" title="Yountville, California">Yountville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutherford,_California" title="Rutherford, California">Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Helena,_California" title="St. Helena, California">St. Helena</a> and <a href="/wiki/Calistoga,_California" title="Calistoga, California">Calistoga</a> in Napa County; and <a href="/wiki/Hopland,_California" title="Hopland, California">Hopland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ukiah,_California" title="Ukiah, California">Ukiah</a> in Mendocino County. Wine is also an important part of the economy in nearby <a href="/wiki/Lake_County_wine" title="Lake County wine">Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solano_County,_California" title="Solano County, California">Solano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yolo_County,_California" title="Yolo County, California">Yolo</a> counties.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appellations">Appellations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wine_Country&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Appellations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Napa_Valley,_United_States_(Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg/220px-Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg/330px-Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg/440px-Napa_Valley%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash_Az3kQbCND2o%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3078" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hot_air_balloon" title="Hot air balloon">Hot air ballooning</a> over <a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Napa Valley">Napa Valley</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg/220px-Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg/330px-Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg/440px-Vineyard_and_Chateau_-_Napa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chateau" class="mw-redirect" title="Chateau">Chateau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vineyards" class="mw-redirect" title="Vineyards">vineyards</a> in <a href="/wiki/Napa,_California" title="Napa, California">Napa</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Wine Country is generally regarded as the combined counties of Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Solano, and western parts of Yolo County. These counties contain the following <a href="/wiki/American_Viticultural_Area" title="American Viticultural Area">American Viticultural Areas</a> (AVAs):<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>in Sonoma County: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Valley_AVA" title="Alexander Valley AVA">Alexander Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bennett_Valley_AVA" title="Bennett Valley AVA">Bennett Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chalk_Hill_AVA" title="Chalk Hill AVA">Chalk Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dry_Creek_Valley_AVA" title="Dry Creek Valley AVA">Dry Creek Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Valley_of_Russian_River_Valley_AVA" title="Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA">Green Valley of Russian River Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knights_Valley_AVA" title="Knights Valley AVA">Knight's Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Carneros_AVA" title="Los Carneros AVA">Los Carneros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sonoma_AVA" title="Northern Sonoma AVA">Northern Sonoma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rockpile_AVA" title="Rockpile AVA">Rockpile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_River_Valley_AVA" title="Russian River Valley AVA">Russian River Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Coast_AVA" title="Sonoma Coast AVA">Sonoma Coast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Mountain_AVA" title="Sonoma Mountain AVA">Sonoma Mountain</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Valley_AVA" title="Sonoma Valley AVA">Sonoma Valley</a>.</li> <li>in Napa County: <a href="/wiki/Atlas_Peak_AVA" title="Atlas Peak AVA">Atlas Peak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Carneros_AVA" title="Los Carneros AVA">Los Carneros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mt._Veeder_AVA" class="mw-redirect" title="Mt. Veeder AVA">Mount Veeder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley_AVA" title="Napa Valley AVA">Napa Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oakville_AVA" title="Oakville AVA">Oakville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_AVA" title="Rutherford AVA">Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena_AVA" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Helena AVA">Saint Helena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Calistoga_AVA" title="Calistoga AVA">Calistoga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stags_Leap_District_AVA" title="Stags Leap District AVA">Stags Leap District</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yountville_AVA" title="Yountville AVA">Yountville</a>.</li> <li>in Mendocino County: <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Valley_AVA" title="Anderson Valley AVA">Anderson Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Covelo_AVA" title="Covelo AVA">Covelo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_AVA" title="Mendocino AVA">Mendocino</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Potter_Valley_AVA" title="Potter Valley AVA">Potter Valley</a>.</li> <li>in Lake County: <a href="/wiki/Big_Valley_District-Lake_County_AVA" title="Big Valley District-Lake County AVA">Big Valley District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_AVA" title="Clear Lake AVA">Clear Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guenoc_Valley_AVA" title="Guenoc Valley AVA">Guenoc Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/High_Valley_AVA" title="High Valley AVA">High Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Bench-Lake_County_AVA" title="Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA">Kelsey Bench</a>, <a href="/wiki/Long_Valley-Lake_County_AVA" title="Long Valley-Lake County AVA">Long Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Hills_Lake_County_AVA" title="Red Hills Lake County AVA">Red Hills</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Upper_Lake_Valley_AVA" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Lake Valley AVA">Upper Lake Valley</a>.</li> <li>in Solano County: <a href="/wiki/Suisun_Valley_AVA" title="Suisun Valley AVA">Suisun Valley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Solano_County_Green_Valley_AVA" title="Solano County Green Valley AVA">Green Valley</a>.</li></ul> <p>The six-county <a href="/wiki/North_Coast_AVA" title="North Coast AVA">North Coast AVA</a> overlaps with the Wine Country as defined here and also includes Marin County. In addition, the names of the counties themselves are legal for use as appellation names.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>in Yolo County: <a href="/wiki/Capay_Valley" title="Capay Valley">Capay Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clarksburg,_California" title="Clarksburg, California">Clarksburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunnigan_Hills_AVA" title="Dunnigan Hills AVA">Dunnigan Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merritt_Island_(California)" title="Merritt Island (California)">Merritt Island</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Winters,_California" title="Winters, California">Winters Highlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wine_Country&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Buena_Vista_Winery,_Sonoma,_CA_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Buena_Vista_Winery%2C_Sonoma%2C_CA_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="753" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista_Winery" title="Buena Vista Winery">Buena Vista Winery</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Sonoma,_California" title="Sonoma, California">Sonoma</a>, is the oldest commercial <a href="/wiki/Winery" title="Winery">winery</a> in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, founded in 1857.</figcaption></figure> <p>The earliest <a href="/wiki/Prehistory" title="Prehistory">prehistory</a> of the Wine Country involves habitation by several <a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> tribes from approximately 8000 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The principal tribes living in this region included the <a href="/wiki/Pomo" title="Pomo">Pomo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coast_Miwok" title="Coast Miwok">Coast Miwok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wappo" title="Wappo">Wappo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patwin" title="Patwin">Patwin</a>, whose early peoples practiced certain forms of <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>, but probably not involving the cultivation of grapes. During the <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexican</a> Colonial period and after, <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> settlers brought in more intensive agriculture to the Wine Country, including growing grapes and wine production. Some of the historical events that led to the establishment of California as a state transpired in the Wine Country. In particular, the town of <a href="/wiki/Sonoma,_California" title="Sonoma, California">Sonoma</a> is known as the birthplace of American California. <a href="/wiki/Agoston_Haraszthy" title="Agoston Haraszthy">Agoston Haraszthy</a> is credited as one of the forefathers of the <a href="/wiki/California_wine" title="California wine">California wine</a> industry in Sonoma by his planting of grapes in the lower <a href="/wiki/Arroyo_Seco_Creek" class="mw-redirect" title="Arroyo Seco Creek">Arroyo Seco Creek</a> <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">watershed</a> of Sonoma County.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, many portions of California's Wine Country were heavily devastated by wildfires, including the <a href="/wiki/October_2017_Northern_California_wildfires" title="October 2017 Northern California wildfires">October 2017 Northern California wildfires</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-outofcontrol_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-outofcontrol-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Founded in 1880, the <a href="/wiki/UC_Davis_Department_of_Viticulture_and_Enology" title="UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology">UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology</a> is the most famous and established school for research and education in winemaking in the Northern California region and the United States, and has contributed greatly to Northern California’s growth and establishment as a wine producing region.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wine_Country&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg/220px-Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg/330px-Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg/440px-Sonomamtnvineyard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1508" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sonoma_Mountain_AVA" title="Sonoma Mountain AVA">Sonoma Mountain AVA</a> vineyard in front of the <a href="/wiki/Mayacamas_Mountains" title="Mayacamas Mountains">Mayacamas Mountains</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity" title="Biodiversity">diversity</a> of <a href="/wiki/Aquatic_ecosystem" title="Aquatic ecosystem">aquatic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Terrestrial_animal" title="Terrestrial animal">terrestrial</a> <a href="/wiki/Organism" title="Organism">organisms</a> populate the Wine Country and its <a href="/wiki/Riparian_zone" title="Riparian zone">riparian zones</a>. Winter-run <a href="/wiki/Chinook_salmon" title="Chinook salmon">Chinook salmon</a> (<i>Oncorhynchus tsawytscha</i>), <a href="/wiki/Delta_smelt" title="Delta smelt">Delta smelt</a> (<i>Hypomesus transpacificus</i>) and <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_trout" title="Rainbow trout">steelhead</a> (<i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>) are the most prominent <a href="/wiki/Fish" title="Fish">fishes</a>. Researchers have studied <a href="/wiki/Anadromous" class="mw-redirect" title="Anadromous">anadromous</a> fish-movements extensively in Sonoma Creek and in the <a href="/wiki/Napa_River" title="Napa River">Napa River</a> as well as in the <a href="/wiki/Laguna_de_Santa_Rosa" title="Laguna de Santa Rosa">Laguna de Santa Rosa</a> - not only in the mainstems, but in many of the tributaries. These investigations have demonstrated a historical decline in spawning and habitat value for these species, primarily due to sedimentation<sup id="cite_ref-SEC_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEC-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and secondarily to removal of riparian vegetation since the 19th century.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery,_2000_Main_St.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG/220px-Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG/330px-Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG/440px-Beringer_Brothers-Los_Hermanos_Winery%2C_2000_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-18-03_PM.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Beringer_Vineyards" title="Beringer Vineyards">Beringer Vineyards</a> is <a href="/wiki/Napa_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Napa Valley">Napa Valley</a>'s oldest continuously operating winery.</figcaption></figure> <p>A variety of <a href="/wiki/Salamander" title="Salamander">salamanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">snakes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frog" title="Frog">frogs</a> are also present in the Wine Country. The federally listed as threatened <a href="/wiki/California_red-legged_frog" title="California red-legged frog">California red-legged frog</a> is present in the northern reach draining the south slopes of <a href="/wiki/Annadel_State_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Annadel State Park">Annadel State Park</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered species</a> (mostly associated with the <a href="/wiki/Napa_Sonoma_Marsh" title="Napa Sonoma Marsh">Napa Sonoma Marsh</a>) present include <a href="/wiki/Ridgway%27s_rail" title="Ridgway's rail">Ridgway's rail</a> (<i>Rallus obsoletus</i>), California <a href="/wiki/Black_rail" title="Black rail">black rail</a> (<i>Laterallus jamaicensis</i>), California <a href="/wiki/Brown_pelican" title="Brown pelican">brown pelican</a> (<i>Pelicanus occudentalis</i>), California freshwater shrimp (<i><a href="/wiki/Syncaris_pacifica" title="Syncaris pacifica">Syncaris pacifica</a></i>), <a href="/wiki/Salt_marsh_harvest_mouse" title="Salt marsh harvest mouse">salt marsh harvest mouse</a> (<i>Reithrodontomys raviventris</i> ), <a href="/wiki/Suisun_shrew" class="mw-redirect" title="Suisun shrew">Suisun shrew</a> (<i>Sorex ornatus sinuosus</i>), <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_splittail" title="Sacramento splittail">Sacramento splittail</a> (<i>Pogonichtys macrolepidotus</i>). The above are <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered species</a> with the exception of the splittail, steelhead and black rail, which are federally designated as threatened.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Krug_Winery,_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG/440px-Charles_Krug_Winery%2C_2800_St._Helena_Hwy.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_3-23-11_PM_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="1814" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Charles_Krug_Winery" title="Charles Krug Winery">Charles Krug Winery</a>, est. 1861, is a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Upland ecosystems drained include mixed <a href="/wiki/California_oak_woodland" title="California oak woodland">California oak woodland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chaparral" title="Chaparral">chaparral</a> and <a href="/wiki/Savannah" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannah">savannah</a> <a href="/wiki/Woodland" title="Woodland">woodland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In these upland reaches one finds plentiful <a href="/wiki/Black-tailed_deer" title="Black-tailed deer">black-tailed deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coyote" title="Coyote">coyote</a>, skunk, raccoon, opossum, <a href="/wiki/Wild_turkey" title="Wild turkey">wild turkey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey_vulture" title="Turkey vulture">turkey vulture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red-tailed_hawk" title="Red-tailed hawk">red-tailed hawk</a> and occasionally bobcat and <a href="/wiki/Mountain_lion" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountain lion">mountain lion</a>. Prominent higher elevation trees include: <a href="/wiki/Coast_live_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="Coast live oak">Coast live oak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garry_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="Garry oak">Garry oak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_madrone" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific madrone">Pacific madrone</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_buckeye" class="mw-redirect" title="California buckeye">California buckeye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_fir" title="Douglas fir">Douglas fir</a>, whereas <a href="/wiki/Valley_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="Valley oak">valley oak</a> is prevalent on the Wine Country valley floors.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wine_Country&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Wine Country has undergone a boom in tourism. In 1975 there were only 25 Napa Valley wineries;<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> today there are well over 800 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties.<sup id="cite_ref-fodors_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fodors-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tourists come to the region not only for <a href="/wiki/Wine_tasting" title="Wine tasting">wine tasting</a>, but also for <a href="/wiki/Hiking" title="Hiking">hiking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bicycle" title="Bicycle">bicycling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hot_air_balloon" title="Hot air balloon">hot air ballooning</a>, and historic sites, as well as the extensive culinary choices. </p><p>Numerous notable chefs and restaurateurs are present in the Wine Country, including <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Keller" title="Thomas Keller">Thomas Keller</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ash_(chef)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Ash (chef) (page does not exist)">John Ash</a>, and Sondra Bernstein.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Besides the obvious winery attractions, the Wine Country is known for the Sonoma County coastline along the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_River_(California)" title="Russian River (California)">Russian River</a> valley, <a href="/wiki/Redwoods" class="mw-redirect" title="Redwoods">redwoods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hot_spring" title="Hot spring">hot spring</a> baths, <a href="/wiki/Petrified_wood" title="Petrified wood">petrified forests</a> and other natural areas. </p> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:508px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greystone_Cellars,_2555_Main_St.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone is a prestigious Napa culinary school."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG/500px-Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG" decoding="async" width="500" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG/750px-Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG/1000px-Greystone_Cellars%2C_2555_Main_St.%2C_St._Helena%2C_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3069" data-file-height="1550" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Greystone_Cellars,_2555_Main_St.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_2-58-32_PM.JPG" title="File:Greystone Cellars, 2555 Main St., St. Helena, CA 10-16-2011 2-58-32 PM.JPG"> </a></div><a href="/wiki/The_Culinary_Institute_of_America_at_Greystone" title="The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone">The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone</a> is a prestigious Napa <a href="/wiki/Culinary_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Culinary school">culinary school</a>.</div></div></div> <p>The Wine Country tourism boom has its downside, exemplified by traffic congestion on <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_29" title="California State Route 29">State Route 29</a>, particularly on summer weekends, when the number of tourists often exceeds the <a href="/wiki/Carrying_capacity" title="Carrying capacity">carrying capacity</a> of the road. The Napa Valley is also experiencing pressures for increased urbanization and roadway upgrades.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have also been issues related to regulating home sharing. After a boom in residents renting rooms in private homes, the city government of Napa was forced to require any Napa Airbnb properties to register.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wine_Country&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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