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CORDON CREEKWINE ATLASEdition 01
Late afternoon rows of Sierra Foothills vines descending toward oak-dotted ridges under a soft hazy sky

California reference edition 01

Wine country, read like a field record.

Cordon Creek Wine Atlas connects Sierra Foothills appellations, grapes, annual-report methods, and documented bottle history.

Enter the atlas

Browse the field guide

Five ways into the record

Open field ledger beside a folded contour map, pruning shears, and a loose cluster of dark wine grapes

Atlas

Atlas

A source-linked route through places, grapes, reports, and historical records.

High-elevation vineyard rows in El Dorado County with granite soil, blue foothill distance, and scattered pines

Regions

Regions

Read appellation names through their official references.

Close natural-light view of ripe Zinfandel clusters hanging among textured green leaves in a hillside vineyard

Grapes

Grapes

Follow varieties into the regional and archival context.

Unlabeled dark glass wine bottle, archival paper slips, and a copper seal arranged on a warm oak worktable

Archive

Archive

Browse verified Cordon Creek wine-era paths.

Weathered harvest crates and a handwritten field notebook in a quiet cellar corridor with morning side light

Journal

Journal

See how annual report methods enter the atlas.

Field notes

Latest entries

Wide California foothill valley view with vineyard parcels, dry grasses, and layered blue hills after harvest

El Dorado AVA

A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.

Aerial-inspired pattern of planted vineyard contours wrapping gently around tawny foothill terrain

Nested AVAs

A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.

Atlas ledger

What this first edition holds

It begins with official AVA references, UC and annual-report source families, plus a verified Cordon Creek bottle record. It does not turn a missing table into a made-up trend. The grape field guide also includes Cabernet Franc and an explainer for Meritage blends.

Read the method
LayerEdition 01
Appellation referenceSource-linked
Grape sheetsFive entries
Archive recordOne verified bottle
Copper tasting thief, corkscrew, twine, and a folded source sheet on an old pale wood cellar bench

Archive shelf

One historical address, restored with care.

The 1997 Late Harvest Zinfandel page keeps its former path and identifies only what the checked snapshot supports.

View the restored record

Read the about note, privacy note, editorial policy, sponsored-content policy, and legal information.