Asti, California
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| Asti, California Truetts Station |
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| Coordinates: 38°45′47″N 122°58′23″W / 38.76306°N 122.97306°WCoordinates: 38°45′47″N 122°58′23″W / 38.76306°N 122.97306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sonoma |
| Elevation[1] | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95425 |
| Area code(s) | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-03036 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1657958 |
Asti is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, USA. It is located near U.S. Route 101 in the Alexander Valley between Cloverdale and Healdsburg. In 1881, Andrea Sbarboro established two communities, Asti and Chianti, as part of his Italian Swiss Agricultural Colony. Asti was named after the city in northern Italy.[2] A plaque at the southeast corner of Asti Road and Asti Post Office Road commemorates the colony, whose wines won ten gold medals in international competition. The colony is California Historical Landmark #621.[3]
Located in the Alexander Valley AVA, Asti is the home of Asti Winery.[4] In the 1950s this winery was the second most visited destination in California, after Disneyland.[according to whom?]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Asti
- ^ "Towns of Sonoma County". http://users.ap.net/~chenae/socotown.html. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Office of Historic Preservation: Sonoma". http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21528. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "Asti Winery". Appelation America. http://wine.appellationamerica.com/vineyard/Asti_Winery.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
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