Sangiovese is an Italian variety from Tuscany; VIVC records list several competing proposals for its exact parentage rather than a single confirmed pedigree. California's bearing acreage has roughly halved since 2000, from 2,802 to 1,315 acres in 2025, spread thinly across 39 counties, led by Sonoma, San Luis Obispo, and Amador. It is a high-acid, moderately tannic grape, grown in California mostly by producers making lighter, Italian-style reds rather than as a blending component.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- NOIR
- Country of origin
- ITALY
- Parentage
- See below: Bibliography to pedigree confirmed by markers×See below: Bibliography to pedigree confirmed by markers
- Synonyms
- 115
- Approved on a US label
- Sangiovese
- FPS selections
- 20
confirmed by DNA markers
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
the names TTB permits on a bottle
distinct clones and selections held at UC Davis
Registries
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Sangiovese, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 865
county-years of acreage
39 counties, 1,315 bearing acres in 2025
- 420
district-years of crush
17 of 17 crush districts, 26 crop years
- 420
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 15
producers in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Acreage in California
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Counties and concentration
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Where it is planted
Reported by county — never by AVA
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Share of each county's vineyard
Reported by county — never by AVA
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The counties
Reported by county — never by AVA
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Tonnage and price by district
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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Brix at the crusher
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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Growers in this atlas's roster
- Alexander Valley Vineyardsbottled
Winery · Dry Rosé of Sangiovese, Temptation Zinfandel
- AVIVObottled
Winery · Red, Rosé
- Bernardo Winerybottled
Winery · Sangiovese
- Capo Isettabottled
Winery · Moon Mountain Sangiovese
- Ferrari Caranobottled
Winery · Dry Sangiovese Rosé, Sangiovese, Siena
- Flora Springs Vineyardsbottled
Winery · Poggio del Papa, Sangiovese
- Frank Family Vineyardsbottled
Winery · Winston Hill Sangiovese
- Krupp Brothersbottled
Winery · The Water Witch
- Long Meadow Ranch Winerybottled
Winery · E.J. Church Sangiovese
- Belledor Vineyardslisted
Brand · Sangiovese
- Groundwork Wine Companylisted
Brand · Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Petite Sirah, Tempranillo, Touriga Nacional
- Lanzalisted
Brand · Sangiovese
and 3 more in the roster, each listing it without a named wine in the atlas.
15 of this atlas’s 2772 curated producers, 9 of them with a named wine in the atlas made from it. A roster is not a census — this is who the atlas has entered, not who grows the grape in California.