Asti, California

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Asti, California Truetts Station
Asti, California Location within the state of California
Coordinates: 38°45′47″N 122°58′23″W / 38.76306, -122.97306
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 1950's this winery was the second most visited destination in California, after Disneyland. The Asti Winery is still a working winery, but is no longer open to the public.^{[citation needed]}

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