By Edible East Bay | April 19, 2022 Map of the Lamorina AVA by Nikki Goddard Covid delayed the community event celebrating the five-year anniversary of the Lamorinda Agricultural Viticulture Area (AVA),…
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27 CFR Part 9 [Docket No. TTB–2015–0007; T.D. TTB–133; Ref: Notice No. 151] RIN 1513–AC17 Establishment of the Lamorinda…
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and…
Below you will find a fascinating, well researched, detailed history of wine in Contra Costa County delivered by Leslie Ward of Los Arabis wines. The rise, fall, and rise again…
Lamorinda AVA Petition (pdf version) The following petition serves as a formal request for the establishment and recognition of an American Viticultural Area to be named Lamorinda, located in…
by Patrick L Shabram Copyright 2012 Prepared by Patrick L Shabram for the Lamorinda Winegrowers Association ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Exhibit C (pdf version of this page) Summary The Lamorinda area,…
Prepared by Drs. Michael Oskin and Kenneth L. Verosub, on behalf of the Lamorinda Winegrowers Association Lamorinda Soils and Geology Report (pdf) Introduction This report summarizes the characteristics of…
By Edible East Bay | August 12, 2016 A view from the Captains’ vineyard. Sal Captain says he sometimes spots wild pigs roaming the hills. A Labor of Love How Lamorinda became a wine…
Lindsey A. Zahn, March 2, 2016 On Wednesday, February 24th, TTB issued a final rule in the Federal Register establishing a new American Viticultural Area (AVA) called Lamorinda Viticultural Area. The new AVA…
