Crystal Springs of Napa Valley
AVA · Napa County · District 4
27 CFR 9.296 · established 2024-10-16
Heat class IV · 1991-2020 normals
Climate normals in three numbers
, Apr 1 – Oct 31
6 GridMET cells cover this region
season rain, Apr 1 – Oct 31
50 mm of it in the , Sep 1 – Oct 31
Warm and cool vintages since 1980
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Rain across the season, and at harvest
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The boundary
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Measured vineyard area
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Drought categories, year by year
Napa County — not Crystal Springs of Napa Valley
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What's in the ground
6.0
pH, 1:1 water
11.3cm
, whole profile
76cm
to
Well drained
, dominant condition
Distribution across 18 · mean ◆, median │, p10–p90 bar
Dominant
- 34.8%
- 25.7%
- 17.6%
- 11.1%
- 9.1%
18 map units · soil described over 96.6% of the region’s area · 29.6% is water, rock outcrop or other non-soil · 99% of the described area has a restrictive layer within the profile.
Sand, silt and clay, against every other appellation
Loam
39% sand · 43% silt · 18% clay
Sandier than 36% of California appellations and clayier than 23%. Each grey point is one appellation’s topsoil; appellations nest, so this is a distribution of places rather than of land.
Plus 17% rock fragments by volume, which the triangle does not describe — the three fractions are of the fine-earth material only.
Elevation, slope and aspect
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Bearing acreage by variety
Napa County · District 4
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Price per ton
Napa County · District 4
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The appellation in federal law
The boundary, in the government’s own words (286 words)
(c) Boundary. The Crystal Springs of Napa Valley viticultural area is located in Napa County, California. Within the boundary description that follows, the viticultural area encompasses all areas at or below 1,400 feet in elevation. The boundary of the Crystal Springs of Napa Valley viticultural area is as described as follows: (1) The beginning point is on the St. Helena map at the intersection of Howell Mountain Road and White Cottage Road. From the beginning point, proceed southeasterly along Howell Mountain Road to its intersection with the St. Helena city limits in section 29, T8N/R5W; then (2) Proceed west then south along the St. Helena city limits to its intersection with the 400-foot elevation contour along the western edge of section 29, T8N/R5W; then (3) Proceed northwesterly along the 400-foot elevation contour to its intersection with the western edge of the St. Helena map, denoted by the north-south longitude line labeled as longitude 122 degrees, 30 minutes; then (4) Proceed due north along the longitude line approximately 0.5 mile to its intersection with the 880-foot elevation contour in section 2, T8N/R6W; then (5) Proceed northwesterly along the meandering 880-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the Calistoga map, and continuing along the elevation contour (with a brief return to the St. Helena map) to its intersection with Biter Creek in the section 34, T9N/R6W, on the Calistoga map; then (6) Proceed northerly (upstream) along Biter Creek to its intersection with the 1,400-foot elevation contour; then (7) Proceed southeasterly along the meandering 1,400-foot elevation contour, crossing onto the St. Helena map, to the intersection of the elevation contour with White Cottage Road; then (8) Proceed easterly along White Cottage Road for approximately 130 feet, returning to the beginning point.