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Feature Article
At the southeast corner of California's North Coast AVA, Suisun Valley is the little AVA that could.
Suisun Valley: The California North Coast’s Forgotten Gem
With its wide-ranging climate and grape-growing know-how, Suisun Valley was bound for wine making stardom. It has just taken awhile. The wait is over.
by Clark Smith
August 18, 2008
irst the basics. It’s “Suh-SOON.” This underappreciated enclave tucked into the Fairfield Gap, east of Jamieson Canyon and south of Wooden Valley, home to a handful of Don Quixote winegrowers and an experimental hotbed which has already resulted in a smattering of world class wines and more than a few of the best bargains in the North Coast, has been the secret weapon of several Napa producers for decades.
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