Sonoma County AVA system

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American Viticultural Area system wine region classification system

The Sonoma County AVA system is a network of officially designated American Viticultural Areas within Sonoma County, California, recognized for their distinct winegrowing conditions and terroirs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sonoma County AVA	3
Sonoma County AVAs	2
Sonoma County AVA system canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6218940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sonoma County AVA system
Context triple: [Knights Valley, viticulturalArea, Sonoma County AVA system]

A. Sonoma Valley AVA
Sonoma Valley AVA is a renowned wine-producing region in California’s Sonoma County, known for its diverse microclimates and high-quality wines, particularly Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
B. Sonoma Coast AVA
Sonoma Coast AVA is a cool-climate American Viticultural Area in western Sonoma County, California, renowned for its coastal-influenced Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
C. Sonoma Mountain AVA
Sonoma Mountain AVA is a California wine appellation known for its elevated, hillside vineyards that produce distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir within Sonoma County.
D. Alexander Valley AVA
Alexander Valley AVA is a renowned wine-growing region in Sonoma County, California, particularly noted for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varietals.
E. Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA is a cool-climate sub-appellation in Sonoma County, California, renowned for its fog-influenced vineyards that produce high-quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Sonoma County AVA system
Target entity description: The Sonoma County AVA system is a network of officially designated American Viticultural Areas within Sonoma County, California, recognized for their distinct winegrowing conditions and terroirs.

A. Sonoma Valley AVA
Sonoma Valley AVA is a renowned wine-producing region in California’s Sonoma County, known for its diverse microclimates and high-quality wines, particularly Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
B. Sonoma Coast AVA
Sonoma Coast AVA is a cool-climate American Viticultural Area in western Sonoma County, California, renowned for its coastal-influenced Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
C. Sonoma Mountain AVA
Sonoma Mountain AVA is a California wine appellation known for its elevated, hillside vineyards that produce distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir within Sonoma County.
D. Alexander Valley AVA
Alexander Valley AVA is a renowned wine-growing region in Sonoma County, California, particularly noted for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varietals.
E. Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA is a cool-climate sub-appellation in Sonoma County, California, renowned for its fog-influenced vineyards that produce high-quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Viticultural Area system ⓘ wine region classification system ⓘ
appliesToProduct	wine ⓘ
basedOn	climate ⓘ historical winegrowing patterns ⓘ soil ⓘ topography ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
governsLabelingOf	Sonoma County AVA ⓘ linked to: Sonoma County AVA system sub-AVA names within Sonoma County ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coastal and inland climatic diversity ⓘ overlapping AVA boundaries in some areas ⓘ range of elevations from sea level to mountain vineyards ⓘ
hasPurpose	to define legal appellations of origin for Sonoma County wines ⓘ to recognize distinct winegrowing conditions and terroirs in Sonoma County ⓘ
includesAVA	Alexander Valley AVA ⓘ Bennett Valley AVA ⓘ Chalk Hill AVA ⓘ Dry Creek Valley AVA ⓘ Fort Ross-Seaview AVA ⓘ Fountaingrove District AVA ⓘ Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA ⓘ Knights Valley AVA ⓘ Los Carneros AVA ⓘ linked to: Carneros AVA Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA ⓘ Northern Sonoma AVA ⓘ Petaluma Gap AVA ⓘ Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA ⓘ Rockpile AVA ⓘ Russian River Valley AVA ⓘ Sonoma Coast AVA ⓘ Sonoma Mountain AVA ⓘ Sonoma Valley AVA ⓘ West Sonoma Coast AVA ⓘ linked to: Sonoma Coast AVA
influences	marketing of Sonoma County wines ⓘ viticultural practices in Sonoma County ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Sonoma County, California ⓘ
partOf	California AVA system ⓘ United States AVA system ⓘ linked to: American Viticultural Area
recognizedBy	Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
regulates	use of AVA names on wine labels from Sonoma County ⓘ
relatedTo	Mendocino County AVA system ⓘ Napa County AVA system ⓘ
requires	minimum 85% of grapes must come from the named AVA for AVA labeling ⓘ
usedBy	regulators for appellation enforcement ⓘ wine marketers ⓘ wine producers in Sonoma County ⓘ

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