North Coast

North Coast, general california umbrella region and ava implying north of San Francisco although it also extends north east from San Francisco into a portion of Solano county. It includes all vineyards in lake, marin, mendocino, napa, and sonoma counties and has rather more homogeneous growing conditions than many suspect. The name appears on some relatively prestigious wines assembled from, especially, Napa and Sonoma and also on some pretty ordinary blends.