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JANUARY, 2011 Issue

California Wine Country: New Regions You Need to Know

California wine country is a vast patchwork of wine zones. Whether or not they have American Viticultural Area, or AVA, status (denoting a region where the wines have distinctive character), many new spots have enormous potential. Here, the new California wine country region names to know.

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