The Borden Ranch AVA is an American Viticultural Area

American Viticultural Area

An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....

 located in both Sacramento County

Sacramento County, California

Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....

 and San Joaquin County

San Joaquin County, California

San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 685,306. The county seat is Stockton.-History:...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is part of the larger Lodi AVA

Lodi AVA

Lodi AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Central Valley of California, at the northern edge of the San Joaquin Valley east of San Francisco Bay. The AVA gained approval as a designated wine growing area in 1986 and includes of which are currently planted with wine grapes...

. Located in the east central portion of the Lodi area, Borden Ranch vineyards are located at altitudes between 73 feet (22 m) and 520 feet (158 m) above sea level. The northern edge of the AVA is defined by Laguna Creek

Laguna Creek

Laguna Creek is a perennial stream that flows northeasterly along the San Andreas Fault from Woodside in San Mateo County, California, and after crossing the Phleger Estate and Filoli, enters Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, where it was a historic tributary to San Mateo Creek...

 and the southern edge is defined by Dry Creek

Dry Creek (Mokelumne River)

Dry Creek is a stream in northern California which runs from the Sierra Nevada to the Mokelumne River west of Galt.- Tributaries :*North Fork Dry Creek*South Fork Dry Creek*Sutter Creek*Jackson Creek...

, both of which flow out of the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains into the San Joaquin Valley

San Joaquin Valley

The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...

. The soils in Borden Ranch is alluvial with cobbles, clay pan

Claypan

In geology, a claypan is a dense, compact, slowly permeable layer in the subsoil having a much higher clay content than the overlying material, from which it is separated by a sharply defined boundary. Claypans are usually hard when dry, and plastic and sticky when wet. They limit or slow the...

, and clay

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...

 loam

Loam

Loam is soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even concentration . Loam soils generally contain more nutrients and humus than sandy soils, have better infiltration and drainage than silty soils, and are easier to till than clay soils...

. Red wine grape varietals are the most commercially important grapes in the area.

Wineries

Borden Ranch AVA is dominated by the vineyards of Delicato Family Vineyards, Sutter Home Winery

Sutter Home Winery

Sutter Home Winery is one of the largest, independent family-run wineries in the United States, and the estate known for the creation of White Zinfandel. It is located in St. Helena, California...

, and Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi.