AVA Room

Napa Valley stands for wines of the highest quality, cultivated with excellence in one of the world’s most extraordinary places. The Napa Valley was California’s first AVA, or American Viticultural Area, recognized by the U.S. government in 1981. An AVA is a legally desig-nated grape growing area possessing distinguishable characteristics such as climate, terrain, soils and cultural and historic significance. In order for a wine to be labeled with a specific AVA, at least 85% of the grapes must be sourced from that AVA.

Napa Valley has 16 nested AVAs, each possessing distinct attributes. The sheer number of AVAs within Napa Valley speaks to the region’s diversity, allowing winemakers to produce a wide range of wines in an array of styles.

Castello di Amorosa is located in the Diamond Mountain District, known for their hillside vineyards & volcanic soils. This region is one of the northern-most growing regions in Napa Valley.