Southern Sonoma County Real Estate and Information

The largest cities of Southern Sonoma County are Cotati, Penngrove, Petaluma and Rohnert Park which is home to the Crane Mellon Festival. Cotati features the Accordion Festival and Petaluma is noted for the Chicken and Egg Parade and Festival and has even been the backdrop for several movies, such as Peggy Sue Got Married.

SONOMA COUNTY APPELLATIONS

Note: Appellation Map of Sonoma County used with permission of the Sonoma County Vitners.

An appellation is a name of a region in which grapes for production are grown. Historically, the world's first vineyard classification system was introduced by the Hungarians in Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary in 1730. The world's second oldest appellation control was introduced in Portugal in 1756. The first Sonoma County Appellation was formed in 1982 and it was called the Sonoma Valley Appellation. Currently, there are 12 appellations in Sonoma County.

LOCAL LINKS

• Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce
• Cotati Chamber of Commerce
• Petaluma Chamber of Commerce