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Cannabis Appellations of the Mendocino Farms of The Emerald Triangle


map from San Francisco to the Emerald Triangle

North of San Francisco is the base of The Emerald Triangle where Mendocino Farms are getting cannabis appellation designations

For years before we guided weed tours we brought tourists and wine lovers on tours of Northern California wine country, conducting tours of the Sonoma Valley, the Napa Valley, and the Carneros region.  These aren’t just beautiful places to visit in northern California.  These are examples of appellations.  An appellation is defined as a geographical name under which a winegrower is authorized to identify and market their wine.

A group toasting with wine glasses on a wine and weed tour of The Emerald Triangle

Just as epicures on wine tours can rely on wine appellations, cannasseurs on weed tours will soon rely on cannabis appellations from their favorite Mendocino farms

As all wine lovers know, terroir – the unique combination of soil and climate particular to a specific region makes an enormous difference in the quality and taste of a wine.  The same varietal of grapes grown in the Bordeaux valley in France, and in the Sonoma Valley of California will taste completely different from each other, and experienced epicures will be able to tell what region the wine came from just by tasting it.  Of course, you don’t have to have the sophisticated palette of a sommelier because the appellation is printed right on the bottle, and appreciators of fine wines will seek out certain appellations that are known for growing the highest quality wines.