#NAPA WINE MAPS INTERACTIVE SERIES#

You can also hone your search through regional filters that cover most wine-producing regions of the world and even down to the appellation level. A combination of hovering over the icon and zooming in will activate a popup info box with the name and address of the site. offers a view of wineries and wine bars, identified by icons on a map. The site is a little rudimentary and confusing to navigate-almost like he started something cool then abandoned it when technology got more sophisticated, but it’s a fun poke around with a glass of wine.

#NAPA WINE MAPS INTERACTIVE SERIES#

Master sommelier Fernando Betata hosts a series of interactive maps on his site, some of which are Google Earth tours of regions (Germany, Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits, Madeira and Santorini) and others that use Google Earth-type technology to zoom in and out and offer popups with appellation-specific information such as notable vineyards, area size, soil, stylistic notes. Honing in on a specific AVA brings up options to see the legislation that designated the AVA (Federal Register and other dockets), and what’s cool about that is you can see all the rigorous requirements attached to creating an AVA-distinguishing soil and geology features, climate, elevation, etc. The “Add to my AVA” feature lets you create a reference library. The site contains good, if basic (just the facts, ma’am!), information about existing and proposed AVA boundaries. Not surprisingly, the AVA Map Explorer is a bit of a visual bore, but you can change the base maps to street views, topo maps or satellite.

Surprisingly, The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau hosts a pretty decent interactive map of American Viticultural Areas.

Basic but accurate information on American Viticultural Areas from the gov.

Napa wine maps interactive