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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 defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]
The Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio and west of Austin, Texas. [3] The appellation is the third largest American Viticultural Area in geographic area behind the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA and Ohio River Valley AVA, covering an area of over 9,000,000 acres (14,062 sq mi).
About 85% of the wine grapes in Texas are grown on the Texas High Plains in approximately 4,000 acres (1,600 ha). The AVA is the second largest AVA with over 8,000,000 acres (12,000 sq mi). Elevation ranges from 3,300 to 3,700 feet. [9] Texas Davis Mountains AVA (1998) - West Texas. Only one winery in existence when granted AVA status in 1998.
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In 1976, Llano Estacado Winery was established in southeast Lubbock County, Texas, while it was still a dry county. [2] The state legislature passed a bill two years later permitting wine production in dry counties. [2] The winery planted its first vineyard in 1978. [3]
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 ...
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The first wine from First Vineyard was consumed by subscribers to the vineyard at John Postelthwaite's house on March 21, 1803. [12] Two 5-gallon oak casks of wine were taken to President Thomas Jefferson in Washington, D. C., in February 1805. [13] The vineyard continued until 1809, when a killing freeze in May destroyed the crop and many vines.