Arkansas Mountain AVA
| Arkansas Mountain AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1986 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Arkansas , Ozark Mountain AVA |
| Sub-regions: | Altus AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 1,165,000 hectares (2,880,000) |
The Arkansas Mountain AVA is a wine-growing region that has been designated since September 26, 1986 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the US state of Arkansas . The name also serves as a designation of origin for the wines produced there.
location
The vineyards are spread over the administrative districts of Pope County , Madison County and Crawford County in north-west Arkansas.
The Arkansas Mountain AVA is part of the Ozark Mountains growing area , which has been defined across states and has vineyards in the states of Missouri and Oklahoma in addition to areas in Arkansas .
With a defined area of 1,165,000 hectares, Arkansas Mountain AVA was the ninth largest acreage in the United States in 2008. Despite the enormous size of the area, there is hardly any viticulture.
A sub-region of the Arkansas Mountain AVA is the Altus AVA .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.112 Arkansas Mountain." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by Size" . Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .