AVA counts, boundaries, wine-label thresholds and the source's Central Valley AVA wording require official verification. County, valley and AVA are not interchangeable categories. Soil associations are not proof of direct mineral transfer. Yount quotation and Judgement-of-Paris details are not independently authenticated; named producers and vintages are period examples.

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Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino/Lake, the Bay Area, Monterey, San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara, Central Valley and Sierra Foothills are distinguished by marine influence, terrain, soils, varieties and production styles. Napa assemblage examples assign different sensory contributions to Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Sonoma Zinfandel and regional Pinot Noirs illustrate within-state variation.

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