Possible Clues:

• California city where A&W root beer was born
• California or New Jersey town
• San Joaquin Valley city
• California wine locale
• Zinfandel city of California
• Battle of ___, 1796 Napoleon victory
• "Somewhere I lost connections, ran out of songs to play" CCR song
• Where CCR was stuck
• Ontario town
• Zinfandel center city