Big Valley District-Lake County AVA
Big Valley District-Lake County AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Lake County, California. There was 6 wineries within the viticultural area, as well as 43 commercially-producing vineyards covering approximately when officially established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in October 2013 alongside the adjacent Kelsey Bench AVA.
Big Valley District is located in a wide valley on the southwestern shores of Clear Lake, bordered by the Mayacamas mountain range to the west and south and the dormant Mount Konocti volcano to the east. The AVA only covers the flatter half of the valley north of Kelseyville and the more mountainous topography south of the town is part of the Kelsey Bench AVA. Big Valley is a structural basin that is part of the larger Clear Lake basin.
Sauvignon Blanc grape variety makes up the majority of the region's plantings in addition to producing Zinfandels and Cabernet Francs.
