Central Valley

American  

noun

1. the chief wine-producing region of California, centered in San Joaquin County.

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Example Sentences

We end up not far from where Didion grew up, in a small city outside of Sacramento that I’ve never been to or even seen on a map, in the state’s agricultural Central Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In the Central Valley, there is only heat and wind, with no mountains or buildings to break them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If you look at the Central Valley of California, a lot of produce doesn’t get picked and ends up on the ground because they don’t have workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Agriculture uses most of the water from the Central Valley Project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

These may commemorate victories in Monte Alban’s grinding battle for supremacy with its local rival, San Martin Tilcajete, in the southern arm of the Central Valley.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann