About 50 miles inland from the

Leona Valley is an American Viticulture Area (AVA) in northeastern Los Angeles County, California located in the geographic, long, narrow Leona Valley surrounded by the Angeles National Forest, within the Sierra Pelona Mountains of Southern California. It is about 50 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean separated by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south and the Los Padres National Forest to the west. Portal Ridge on the northeast divides Leona Valley from Antelope Valley and the Mojave Desert.
Leona Valley viticultural area was established on October 28, 2008 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mr. Ralph Jens Carter, on behalf of the Antelope Valley Winegrowers Association (AVWA), the Leona Valley Winery, and Donato Vineyards proposing the viticultural area named \"Leona Valley.\" The 8,600 acres (13.4 sq mi) Leona Valley viticulture area encompasses the town of Leona Valley.