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Alexander Valley, part of Sonoma County in California, is named for pioneer Cyrus Alexander. A Pennsylvanian, he chased the gold rush to California and was hired by San Diego landowner Captain Henry Delano Fitch to survey ranch prospects. In 1840, Fitch secured a land grant from the Mexican government for Alexander to manage the Rancho Sotoyome, in what was then still a Mexican frontier. Among other crops, Alexander planted the first vineyard. By 1875, after more settlers came to the valley, more than 230 acres were devoted to vineyards.
But the crop that Alexander Valley was best known for up through the 1960s was prunes. However, because of their increasingly difficult cultivation and price competition, vineyards replaced most of the prunes. Alexander Valley gained AVA status in 1984. The cool climate region grows Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot for reds, and whites such as Chardonnay, Gewurtztraminer Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. ~Amanda Read more »
Popular wines made in Alexander Valley under $20
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Captûre Wines Red Bordeaux Blend Alexander Valley Dark Rose
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Spann Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
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Stonestreet Merlot
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Xyzin Zinfandel 10
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Ferrari Carano Reserve Chardonnay Alexander Valley
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Farrier Andiron Semillon Blend 08 Farrier
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Varietals Produced in Alexander Valley View all
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Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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Merlot
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
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Syrah
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...
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Chardonnay
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
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Zinfandel
Parentage of the grape: Crljenak to Austria to America. In the 1970s, claims surfaced that the Italian Primitivo is l...
Popular Wineries in Alexander Valley View all
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Medlock Ames
Medlock Ames is located on 335 acres of rolling oak and madrone woodland in the South-Western por...
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Coyote Crest Vineyards & Winery
Phil and Marilyn Cool own and operate Coyote Crest Vineyards & Winery. An on-going project, and l...
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Scherrer Winery
Since our small winery’s first vintage in 1991, our goal has been to create handcrafted, full-fla...
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Hafner Vineyard
We're a small family winery tucked away in a valley north of San Francisco. You won’t find Hafner...
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Ron Lilly Wines
My goal is to make a luscious wine that is rich, yet supple. A wine that emphasizes the fruit com...
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Skipstone Ranch
Skipstone is a private winegrowing estate located in the hills above Alexander Valley. Our 200 ac...
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May 2013
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley 2010
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Subtle nose of peach and citrus. Vibrant acid on the palate giving it a nice freshness. Citrus driven flavors with nice minerality and is juicy, yet crisp. 88 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
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May 2013
HALL T-Bar Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
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Toffee and blackberry aromas. Woody black currant and tar. On the palate, dark tobacco leaf, black plum, black currant, cassis and graphite minerality. Herbal notes. Very dry. 88 pts.5/9/13 at winery Read More
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May 2013
Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
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This is my absolute favorite wine. I love most red wines, and sometimes spend big bucks. This wine tastes like you spent big bucks and easily compares to wines costing up to $30, in my opinion. Read More
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May 2013
Toured 4 Historic Old Vineyards on Saturday. 3 in the Alexander Valley and 1 in Dry Creek.We started at Whitton Ranch which is owned by the Trentadue family and leased/farmed by Ridge Vineyards. This site it the source of their iconic Geyserville bottlings. Planted in the early 1880's Zin, Carignane, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Mataro, Syra... Read More
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May 2013
Stuhlmuller Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 2009
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This opens with a nose of used wood, wild herbs, red cherry fruit and nuanced mineral and leather notes. It opens slowly with air but shows a very attractive bouquet already. Velvety on entry with a modest and attractive richness that is supported by fine grained fruit tannins. This has lovely grip in the mouth with soft, polished red currant an... Read More
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May 2013
You can visit Dashe while you are up here too Mark!Saturday we went to an event ... Carciere, Occidental Road, Alexander Valley Vineyards, Passalacqua, Korbel...Last night was Asian Fusion and 2008 Bedrock Kick Ranch Syra Read More
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May 2013
Happpy Cinco di Mayo! Check out my latest article at www.vinogger.com ... ... Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, Anderson Valley, Hopland & Lake County and please like Vinogger on Facebook and follow Vinogger on Twitte Read More
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May 2013
Scherrer Winery Zinfandel Alexander Valley Old and Mature Vines Scherrer Vineyard 2009
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Clean and crisp, with bright red cherry, cranberry, great balance and good acidity. Not the big jammy kind of zin but refined and restrained like most of Fred's wines - excellent. Read More
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May 2013
Fidelity Crazy Creek Estate Red Blend Alexander Valley 2009
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This is armed blend of 73 percent Merlot and 27 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. it is a very smooth wine, with good balance and dark fruit. I enjoyed the finish, as it was elegant and silky. Read More
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Mar 12, 2010
How to buy wines from Alexander Valley in Sao Paulo,Brazil?
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Feb 3, 2010
32nd Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend coming up this March 6-7. Over 100 wineries throughout Russian River, Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys will be sampling wines from their barrels with futures available for sale at significant discounts. Food, wine and fun, what more could you ask for in a weekend? http://www.wineroad.com/annualevents/3
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Feb 3, 2010
32nd Annual Barrel Tasting Weekend coming up this March 6-7. Over 100 wineries throughout Russian River, Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys will be sampling wines from their barrels with futures available for sale at significant discounts. Food, wine and fun, what more could you ask for in a weekend? http://www.wineroad.com/annualevents/3
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Jan 29, 2010
Alexander Valley is a gorgeous appelation filled with rolling hills covered with vineyards. The wines are luscious especially the Cabs, Zins and Merlots, though the Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs are wonderful, too. Since the nearest town is Healdsburg, you can read my comments in the Dry Creek Valley section about Healdsburg.. Simi Winery, Se...
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Nov 7, 2009
11th Annual Wine and Food Affair Nov 7th and 8th. Wineries in the Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Russian River Valley will be featuring their wines paired with specific dishes. Over 50 wineries are participating and cookbooks with recipes from each winery are included.
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Jul 10, 2009
Alexander Valley Open House this weekend; $10 gets you a wine glass and food and wine at 7 wineries in the Alexander Valley. They include Alexander Valley Vineyards, Hanna, Fieldstone, Johnson's Alexander Valley, Hawkes, White Oak and Sausal winery. If you visit all of the wineries you are entered into a drawing to win a basket of mixed wines ...
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Jun 9, 2009
NIce site. Would love to learn more about Rodney Strong vintages
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Apr 8, 2009
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