List Of American Viticultural Areas
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. As of August 2022, there are 267 recognized AVAs in 34 states—several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half (147) of the AVAs are in California. American Viticultural Areas range in size from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino County, California, at only . The Augusta AVA near the town of Augusta, Missouri, was the first recognized AVA, gaining the status on June 20, 1980.Code of Federal Regulations, 27 C.F.R §9.227 C.F.R §9.22/ref> Arizona *Sonoita AVA * Verde Valley AVA *Willcox AVA Arkansas * Altus AVA * Arkansas Mountain AVA *Ozark Mountain AVA (shared with Missouri and Oklahoma) California C ...
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American Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of winery, wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about the geographic pedigree of their wines, as wines from a particular area can possess distinctive characteristics. Consumers often seek out wines from specific AVAs, and certain wines of particular pedigrees can claim premium prices and loyal customers. If a wine is labeled with an AVA, at least 85% of the grapes that make up the wine must have been grown in the AVA, and the wine must be fully finished within the U.S. state, state where the AVA is located. Regulations The boundaries of AVAs are defined by the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), a component of the United States Department of the Treasury. The TTB defines AVAs at the request of wineries and other petitioners. Prior to the TTB's creation in 2003, the Treasury’s Bureau of Alcohol ...
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