While not an official AVA, the central Valley is one of the most productive in the world and contains many AVAs. Wine growing is most-prevalent between Sacramento and Fresno.

The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California. It is 40–60 mi (60–100 km) wide and runs approximately 450 mi (720 km) from north-northwest to south-southeast, inland from and parallel to the Pacific coast of the state. It covers approximately 18,000 sq mi (47,000 km2),[1] about 11% of California’s land area. The valley is bounded by the Coast Ranges to the west and the Sierra Nevada to the east.

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