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 atlasBrowse the field guide
Five ways into the record
Field notes
Latest entries
2025 California grape data
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
Sierra Foothills AVA
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
Zinfandel field guide
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
El Dorado AVA
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
Nested AVAs
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
Cabernet Sauvignon entry
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
1997 Late Harvest Zinfandel
A concise route into a source-linked atlas entry.
Syrah field entry
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.
Readers who want a few rows at home run into a question the atlas does not answer: where the vines themselves come from. That is a nursery problem, not an appellation one, and it gets settled the way any serious plant order is settled: see how growers vet a specialty nursery before they order. Certified virus-tested stock and a named clone are the two lines worth insisting on before money changes hands.
Read the method| Layer | Edition 01 |
|---|---|
| Appellation reference | Source-linked |
| Grape sheets | Five entries |
| Archive record | One verified bottle |
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 recordRead the about note, privacy note, editorial policy, sponsored-content policy, and legal information.
Keep these close
Records that reward a return
Sierra Foothills wine atlas
Reference guide ·
Atlas
A durable map of appellations, grape sheets, report methods, and documented records, kept as the starting point for the rest of the site.
Sierra Foothills appellations
Reference ·
Sierra Foothills Nested AVAs
A careful comparison of named foothill appellations that keeps official definitions separate from regional shorthand and easy assumptions.
Sierra Foothills Cabernet Franc
Grape guide ·
Cabernet Franc in the Foothills
A source-aware grape entry for readers moving between Cabernet Franc records, foothill place pages, and the wider blend context.
Cordon Creek wine records
Archive guide ·
Cordon Creek Cellars Archive
A documented index of bottle records and historical paths, useful whenever a surviving page needs to be read against its archive context.
California grape report methods
Journal article ·
2025 California Grape Data
A measured reading of the report cycle that separates published records from future extraction and keeps the atlas ledger honest.
These pages stay in the atlas because the desk rereads them, keeps their source boundaries visible, and updates their practical context when the record changes.
Beyond the vineyard
Five field guides worth keeping
These independent references make adjacent subjects more legible through named sources, practical questions, and records that remain useful after a new note appears.
Tulip growing reference covers names, forms, seasons, and garden choices. USS Phoebe ship history follows coastal mine warfare, western Pacific service, and the records behind a small-ship history. Shelter dog action guide arranges concrete ways to help by the time, money, and skill they ask. Upper Ottawa Valley records brings together public records, place guides, and timelines. Colorado mountain living guide addresses mountain properties, rural systems, and four-season planning.
A shared habit
Each one is a compact route into a defined subject, with enough context to help a reader decide what to check next.
Adjacent shelves
Two references outside the foothills
Two documented guides keep the same source-first habit on subjects that sit next to wine country rather than inside it.
Eastern Provence cooking journal documents wok and saute cooking, absorption rice, and seasonal produce from the hills behind the coast. Rauenthal vineyard site book records the six registered vineyard sites of one Rheingau village and the legal terms a wine label may carry, each claim tied to its printed source.
How to read them
Each page keeps its sources named and leaves blank what no official record publishes.