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Yadkin Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) expanding across seven counties of northwestern North Carolina encompassing approximately 1,416,600 acres (2,213 sq mi) in the Yadkin River Valley.
As of October 2024, there are 276 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 Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at 29,900 square miles (77,000 km 2 ) across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km 2), of which 6.2 square miles (16.2 km 2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km 2) (1.10%) is water. Elkin is approximately 15 minutes south of Stone Mountain State Park , and 20 minutes from the entrance of the Blue Ridge Parkway off Hwy 21 ...
The Yadkin River divides Jonesville and Elkin. The area is referred to as the Tri-County (Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin) Region and is located in the Yadkin Valley AVA, an American Viticultural Area. Wines made from grapes grown in the Yadkin Valley AVA may use the appellation Yadkin Valley on their labels.
The Texas High Plains AVA (around the panhandle) where over 85% of the state's wine grapes are grown, spans 8 million acres. And the Texas Hill Country AVA, established in 1991, covers 9 million ...
A vineyard in the Leelanau Peninsula AVA, in Michigan.Michigan is home to five AVAs, all adjacent to Lake Michigan.. AVAs vary widely in size, [4] ranging from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA, at more than 19 million acres (29,900 square miles (77,000 km 2)) across four states (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), [5] to the Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino County, California, at only ...
Of over 95 North Carolina wineries, [1] Shelton Vineyards is the largest family-owned estate winery in North Carolina. Located in the Yadkin Valley near Mount Airy, the estate is 406-acre (1.64 km 2) acres. The Shelton Vineyards' wines are reflective of the terroir of the Yadkin Valley.
The Mitchell River is a tributary of the Yadkin River in northwestern North Carolina in the United States. [5] Via the Yadkin it is part of the watershed of the Pee Dee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Mitchells River," "Mitchels River," and ...