How many microclimates are in Sonoma County?
How many microclimates are in Sonoma County? Instead, the county comprises 19 microclimates, with diverse soils, topography, and weather, all of which affect the terroir, or wine-growing environment. Sonoma County is a study in geography and topography, which determines what types of grapes can be successfully grown in each microclimate.
Does Sonoma get foggy?
During an average summer there are many days when fog maintains a band of cold air all along the coastline and cold breezes blow a fog bank in through the Petaluma gap northward toward Santa Rosa, and northwestward toward Sebastopol. It also moves around Sonoma Mountain, not quite reaching Glen Ellen.