Mary Jane*~ Ganja. Drinkify. Brewing Company. The Sonoma Wine Region. North of San Francisco in California are the famous American Viticultural Areas (AVA) of Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa.
Sonoma is the original home of fine wine in California, though in the last 4 decades it has been overshadowed by its smaller eastern neighbour, Napa Valley. One of the major factors affecting the growing of grapes in this northern area are the banks of fogs created by the cold water of the Pacific along the coast. During summer days, the sun heats up the inland areas and the rising hot air draws in fog from offshore, which flow in through any valley facing the ocean. Thus temperature in the different wine growing regions is dependant on the height and number of mountain ranges between the vineyards and those Pacific fogs and can vary substantially in remarkably little distance. Morrobaywineseller.com.