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California's Capital Region: The Sacramento Valley

A full-color photography book about the Sacramento Valley of California, paired with profiles of the companies that have made the region great.

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G OLD R USH G RAPES<br />

<strong>The</strong> Sierra Foothills American Viticultural Area (AVA) contains portions of eight California counties: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumne, and Yuba. <strong>The</strong><br />

total area of the appellation is 2,600,000 acres and is one of the largest AVAs in the state of California. Wine grapes were first planted in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains during<br />

the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s and early 1850s.<br />

CHAPTER FOUR<br />

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