Napa County By The Numbers:
Total acreage of Napa County 505,000 acres
Total acreage of vineyards 46,100 acres
% Napa County used for Vyd 9.1 %
Vyd in the Ag Preserve 32,000 acres
Vyd not in AP nor in oak woodlands 9,265 acres
Estimated vyd in oak woodlands 4,835 acres
% of oak woodlands in vyd 2.9%
Land Trust of Napa County protected 70,000 acres
All city, county, state and federally owned land in Napa County 135,000 acres
Total protected land in Napa County 205,000 acres
% Napa County protected from development 41%
People per square mile
Napa 187
Marin 500
Mendocino 120
Lake 49
Solano 520
Sonoma 314
Total vineyard acreage equals only 9.1% of Napa County. Napa County land owners have voluntarily protected 70,000 acres or 150% of all the vineyards in the County.
Getting an exact number of vineyards in the oak woodlands is difficult. What I’ve provided is an educated guesstimate. I’ve taken the total Napa County vineyard acreage and subtracted the known Ag Preserve vineyard acreage, the forested hillside sub-appellations and then made an estimate of acreage in the hills north and east of Calistoga. I have assumed the Atlas Peak AVA, the Coombsville AVA and the Prichard Hill area vineyards belong in the oak woodlands acreage.
Vineyards not in Ag Preserve and not in oak woodlands:
Atlas Peak AVA oak woodlands – 2,015 acres
Carneros AVA 3,500 acres
Coombsville AVA oak woodlands – 1,370 acres
Diamond Mtn AVA 500 acres
Howell Mtn AVA 1,005 acres
Pritchard Hill area oak woodlands – unknown acres
Mt Veeder AVA 1,700 acres
Spring Mtn District AVA 965 acres
Stags Leap AVA 1,350 acres
North & east of Calistoga 200 acres
Wild Horse Valley 5 acres
Total 9,265 acres
Total Napa Valley vineyards 46, 100 acres
Vyds outside of Ag Preserve 9,265 acres
Ag Preserve + 32,000 acres
Total 41,265 acres (41,265 acres)
Maximum possible acreage in oak woodlands 4,835 acres
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