Carneros Appellation
Carneros is one of the handful of regions in California able to bring such grapes as Chardonnay and the finicky Pinot Noir to proper maturity. Its position at the top of San Pablo Bay makes Carneros – along with the Russian River Valley, coastal Sonoma and the Central Coast – a prime area for the production of wines with graceful elegance and specific regional character.
Most of California’s wine appellations have their boundaries drawn using a combination of political, geographical and climate considerations. Carneros is one of a tiny handful of California Appellations whose boundaries are drawn according only to geographical and climate conditions, even crossing over the political boundaries of Sonoma and Napa counties.
Buena Vista Carneros was one of the first wineries to invest in the Carneros region – back in 1969 – and we now have nearly 500 acres of estate vineyards in Carneros.
The Buena Vista Estate Ramal Vineyards occupy a unique position in Carneros with respect to both aspect and soils. Several factors come together in Carneros that, in combination, make Carneros both unique and great.
Bay InfluenceRegional CharacterCarneros Flavor Profiles