Augusta AVA

Augusta is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Missouri Rhineland entirely within the state of Missouri in the United States. It encompasses 9,600 acres (15 sq mi) within St. Charles County surrounding the city of Augusta located approximately 40 miles (64 km) west of St. Louis. It was established on June 20, 1980 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and was the initial appellation designated in the United States.

Augusta AVA is adjacent to the 35 million acres (55,000 sq mi) multi-state Ozark Mountain AVA, established in 1986, whose northern boundary outlines the southern bank of the Missouri River and expands south into northern Arkansas and northeastern Oklahoma.