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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 initially defined by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), then in 2003 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury.[1] As of 2026, there are 280 recognized AVAs in 34 states[2] several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half (154) of the AVAs are in California.

American Viticultural Areas range in size from the largest, Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at 19 million acres (29,900 sq mi) across four states, to the smallest, Ulupalakua AVA on island of Maui, Hawaii being only 70 acres (28 ha). Augusta AVA surrounding the town of Augusta, Missouri, was the first federal viticultural area established on June 20, 1980.[3]

Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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California's wine regions

Cascade Foothills

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These AVAs are located in upper northern California, east of Redding.

Central Coast

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These AVAs are included in the geographic boundaries of the Central Coast AVA.

Central Valley

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Unlike other regions of California, there is no large regional AVA designation that includes the entire Central Valley wine growing region.

Klamath Mountains

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These AVAs are located in the southern Klamath Mountains of far northwestern California.

North Coast

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All of these AVAs are included within the geographic boundaries of the six-county North Coast AVA.

Sierra Foothills

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All of these AVAs are contained entirely within the geographic boundaries of the Sierra Foothills AVA.

South Coast

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These AVAs are entirely within the geographic boundaries of the Southern California region.

Colorado AVAs

Colorado

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Connecticut

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Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts AVAs

Michigan

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Michigan's five AVAs

Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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New Jersey

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New Jersey AVAs adjacent to PA's Lehigh Valley

New Mexico

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New York

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New York wine regions

North Carolina

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North Carolina wine regions

Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Oregon Viticultural Areas
Oregon map featuring 19 AVAs as of January 2019 courtesy of the Oregon Wine Board

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania AVAs

Rhode Island

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Virginia

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Virginia AVAs as of 2024

Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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References

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  1. ↑ "Wine Appellations of Origin". TTB.gov. U.S. Department of the Treasury. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Established American Viticultural Areas". TTB.gov. Tax and Trade Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Augusta Viticultural Area" (27 CFR 9 [T.D. ATF-72; Notice No. 325] Final Rule). Federal Register. 45 (121). Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury: 41632–41634. June 20, 1980.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ Swindell, Bill (February 24, 2015). "Fountaingrove becomes newest appellation in Sonoma County". Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Petaluma Gap becomes new Sonoma County wine appellation". Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Ganchiff, Mark. "Wisconsin Ledge AVA approved". Midwest Wine Press. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
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