American Viticultural Area

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An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designation of origin in US viticulture . The control authority is the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB for short). The TTB defines the geographical boundaries of an AVA on the initiative of winemakers, winemaker associations and other local institutions. Until 2003, this task was the responsibility of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms .

There are currently 187 AVAs (as of April 2007). 97 are in the state of California alone . The smallest wine-growing area is Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino County , California , with just 25 hectares (62 acres) . The largest region is Ohio River Valley AVA with nearly 67,300 km², which extends over 4 states. The Augusta AVA in Augusta ( Missouri ) was given this status as a first region on June 20 1980th

The requirements of the TTB are of a purely geographical nature. Provisions to income restrictions, grapes , vine training , etc. are not provided in the system of AVA.

A vineyard can belong to several AVAs. The two areas of Santa Clara Valley AVA and Livermore Valley AVA, for example, are a more precisely defined part of the San Francisco Bay AVA , which in turn is part of the extensive Central Coast AVA .

Current list of AVA

The following list is based on the geographic location of the American Viticultural Areas:

The AVAs in California

See also the article Viticulture in California .

List of Pacific Northwest AVAs

The American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Oregon , Washington, and Idaho are:

List of East Coast AVAs

List of AVAs in the center of the country

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Code of Federal Regulations Title 27, Volume 1 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS

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