The Snake River Valley AVA is an
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 abo ...
that encompasses an area in
Southwestern Idaho
Southwestern Idaho is a geographical term for the area along the U.S. state of Idaho's borders with Oregon and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of the Boise metropolitan area and Treasure Valley
The Treasure Valley is a valley in the weste ...
and two counties in eastern
Oregon
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. The Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission and the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor filed the petition to recognize the AVA, and it was granted in 2007.
For wines to bear the Snake River Valley AVA label, at least 85% of the grapes used for production must be grown in the designated area, which includes the Southwestern Idaho counties of
Ada
Ada may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Ada Foah, a town in Ghana
* Ada (Ghana parliament constituency)
* Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria
Asia
* Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, Tur ...
,
Adams,
Boise,
Canyon
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,
Elmore,
Gem
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,
Gooding Gooding may refer to:
Places
* Gooding County, Idaho, a county in the United States
* Gooding, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Gooding, Idaho, a city in the United States
** Gooding High School, located within the city
...
,
Jerome
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,
Owyhee,
Payette,
Twin Falls, and
Washington
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, and the Eastern Oregon counties of
Malheur and
Baker
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History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
.
The AVA encompasses 15 wineries, 46 vineyards, and of commercial vineyard production.
Climate
Located on the same
latitude
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as Oregon's
Umpqua Valley AVA
The Umpqua Valley AVA is one of the first American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Oregon and located entirely within Douglas County, Oregon. It became a sub-appellation within the larger Southern Oregon AVA when it was established in 2004. Its bound ...
, the Snake River Valley has a more drastic
diurnal temperature variation than other
appellations in the
Pacific Northwest
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due to the high
elevation
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of most of the region's vineyards. At elevations of to
above sea level
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The comb ...
, the region is also more than from the tempering effects of the
Pacific Ocean
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.
References
External links
TTB AVA Map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snake River Valley Ava
Geography of Ada County, Idaho
Geography of Adams County, Idaho
Agriculture in Idaho
American Viticultural Areas
Geography of Baker County, Oregon
Geography of Boise County, Idaho
Geography of Canyon County, Idaho
Geography of Elmore County, Idaho
Geography of Gem County, Idaho
Geography of Gooding County, Idaho
Idaho wine
Geography of Jerome County, Idaho
Geography of Malheur County, Oregon
Oregon wine
Geography of Owyhee County, Idaho
Geography of Payette County, Idaho
Snake River
Geography of Twin Falls County, Idaho
Geography of Washington County, Idaho
2007 establishments in Oregon
2007 establishments in Idaho