# The best wine regions of the United States

Napa, Sonoma, the Willamette Valley and Walla Walla: America's great wine regions from California to Washington, Oregon and New York.

- 2413 votes · 17 items
- Aug 16, 2020 · shane_tacoqueen
- https://even.best/en/l/3045/the-best-wine-regions-of-the-united-states

## Top 17

1. **Napa Valley** (234 · ▲252 ▼18) — California's most famous Cabernet country.
2. **Sonoma County** (183 · ▲204 ▼21) — Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel.
3. **Willamette Valley** (156 · ▲174 ▼18) — Oregon's Pinot Noir heartland.
4. **Columbia Valley** (139 · ▲151 ▼12) — Washington's vast wine region.
5. **Walla Walla Valley** (114 · ▲131 ▼17) — Syrah and Cabernet across Washington and Oregon.
6. **Paso Robles** (114 · ▲129 ▼15) — Rhône varieties and Zinfandel on the Central Coast.
7. **Santa Barbara County** (100 · ▲112 ▼12) — Cool-climate Pinot and Chardonnay.
8. **Red Mountain** (96 · ▲116 ▼20) — Washington's small powerhouse for reds.
9. **Carneros** (92 · ▲116 ▼24) — Cool bay-side region shared by Napa and Sonoma.
10. **Russian River Valley** (92 · ▲111 ▼19) — Foggy Sonoma valley for Pinot Noir.
11. **Yakima Valley** (80 · ▲98 ▼18) — Washington's first AVA.
12. **Finger Lakes** (74 · ▲95 ▼21) — New York's Riesling country.
13. **Lodi** (69 · ▲88 ▼19) — Old-vine Zinfandel.
14. **Mendocino** (64 · ▲82 ▼18) — Northern California, home of Anderson Valley.
15. **Santa Cruz Mountains** (61 · ▲84 ▼23) — Mountain Cabernet and Pinot.
16. **Rogue Valley** (55 · ▲79 ▼24) — Southern Oregon's warmer reds.
17. **Virginia** (40 · ▲66 ▼26) — East Coast wines with a history back to Jefferson.

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