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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]
A bottle of wine from the Santa Maria Valley AVA, the nation's third American Viticultural Area established in 1981. An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers.
New Mexico wine developed first in 1629 making it the oldest wine producing region in the United States, [7] [8] and Mission grapes were being grown for California wine by 1680. [9] In 1683, William Penn planted a vineyard of French vinifera in Pennsylvania ; it may have interbred with a native Vitis labrusca vine to create the hybrid grape ...
Wine production in 2014 [1]. Wines are produced in significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. Wine grapes mostly grow between the 30th and the 50th degrees of latitude, in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, typically in regions of Mediterranean climate.
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Out of all US wine growing regions, Oregon ranks third in number of wineries and fourth in production. Oregon winemakers sold just over 5.7 million cases in 2022, [4] up from just under 3.4 million cases in 2016. [5] The retail value of these cases was $956,424,346 a 13% increase over the previous vintage. [4]
[2] [6] Napa Valley is considered one of the premier wine regions in the world. [7] Historical records of viticulture in the region date back to the nineteenth century, [8] but the modern premium wine production grew in the 1960s. [7] The combination of Mediterranean climate, geography and geology of the region are conducive to growing quality ...
Wine regions of the United States by state or territory (41 C, 31 P) A. American Viticultural Areas (20 C, 21 P) Pages in category "Wine regions of the United States"