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	American Viticultural Area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a delimited grape-growing region distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the United States government's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
		AVAs are reserved for situations where a geographically defined area has been using the name and it has come to be identified with that area.
		American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in the state of California: of the AVAs registered and approved by the United States government's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, 97 out of the 173 are in California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Viticultural_Area (561 words)

	WAIS Document Retrieval
		The southern boundary of the St. Helena viticultural area was discussed at length during the December 9, 1992, ATF public hearing held in Napa, California, concerning the northern boundary of the Rutherford viticultural area.
		Soils, Geology and Physical Geography The St. Helena viticultural area is in the northern Napa Valley and is defined by Dr. Elliott-Fisk as the valley floor area and lower mountain slopes (i.e., toe-slopes) from Zinfandel Lane in the south to Bale Lane in the north.
		Soil Summary The soils of the St. Helena viticultural area, according to Dr. Elliott-Fisk, are deep alluvial soils of moderate age, with well-formed horizonation, textural B horizons, sandy clay loam to clay loam textures, reddish colors, high gravel content (primarily of cobbles), and near neutral pH.
	www.winelaw.org /pub/fedreg/sthelenava_final.htm (7325 words)

	WAIS Document Retrieval
		Areas outside of, but adjacent to, the proposed viticultural area to the west, south, and east have a growing season of generally less than 180 days, with more than 60 inches of annual rainfall, and more than 15 inches of rainfall in the months of April to October (inclusive).
		Areas outside the proposed viticultural area to the west, south and east, were not covered by ice during the Vashon glaciation.
		The primary impact on viticultural conditions by the glaciation of the proposed Puget Sound viticultural area was the development of a semi- permeable cemented subsoil at depths generally from one to ten feet.
	www.winelaw.org /pub/fedreg/pugetsoundva_nprm.htm (2554 words)

	Tasters Guild Journals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Viticultural areas or appellations are winegrowing regions distinguished by their unique geography and combination of climate, soil, location and other natural elements.
		With an annual average rainfall of 29 inches, the valley is one of the drier areas in Sonoma County.
		The breakdown of grapes is: 108 acres of Vinifera, 141 acres of Hybrids and 33 acres of Native American.
	www.tastersguild.com /journals/articles/reg_american.htm (8675 words)

	Yadkin Valley Viticultural Area (2001R-88P) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The viticultural area consists of approximately 1,416,600 acres encompassing all of Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties and portions of Stokes, Forsyth, Davidson, and Davie counties.
		The soils of the Yadkin Valley viticultural area were formed mainly from residuum (saprolite) weathered from felsic metamorphic rocks (gneisses, schists, and phyllites) of the Blue Ridge Geologic Belt and the Smith River Allochothon and from metamorphosed granitic rocks of the inner Piedmont Belt.
		Most of the viticultural area is in the mesic soil temperature regime, which, at a depth of 20 inches, has an average annual soil temperature of 47 to 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
	www.washingtonwatchdog.org /documents/fr/02/de/09/fr09de02-3.html (4877 words)

	California Wine and Food Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		American Viticultural Areas are to appellations of origin like grapes are to fruit.
		AVAs are delimited grapegrowing areas distinguishable by geographic, climatic and historic features, and the boundaries have been delineated in a petition filed and accepted by the federal government.
		Established in 1981, the Napa Valley AVA covers 225,300 acres of land, encompassing almost the entire county of Napa and is home to 391 brick and mortar wineries.
	www.californiawineandfood.com /wine/north-coast.htm (1291 words)

	Puget Sound AVA
		Areas outside of, but adjacent to, the viticultural area to the west, south, and east have a growing season of generally less than 180 days, with more than 60 inches of annual rainfall, and more than 15 inches of rainfall in the months of April to October (inclusive).
		Areas outside the viticultural area to the west, south and east, were not covered by ice during the Vashon glaciation.
		The primary impact on viticultural conditions by the glaciation of the Puget Sound viticultural area was the development of a semi-permeable cemented subsoil at depths generally from one to ten feet.
	pswg.org /puget_sound_ava.htm (3689 words)

	American Viticultural Areas
		AVA is an American system implemented in the late 1970s, with purpose of appellation and classifying U.S. wines in fashion similar to other countries.
		The key requirement for wine with an AVA designation on the label is that 85% of the grapes must be grown in that designated viticulture area.
		Viticultural areas are not considered quality designations by the U.S. government, but winemakers try very hard to use them as indicators of quality.
	www.winedefinitions.com /learningcenter/articles/ava.htm (900 words)

	American Viticultural Areas
		There are 173 separate American Viticultural Areas (listed below in Italics) approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) as of October, 2006, as well as some that are proposed and pending.
		Its 97 AVAs are listed in the left column, grouped by the general geographic area (not "official"), then by County with regional AVAs defined as they encompass portions or all of these political boundaries.
		AVAs which overlap county or state boundaries are indicated by notation within the brackets immediately following the defined AVA (italics).
	www.winepros.org /consumerism/ava.htm (411 words)

	Chateau Souverain - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		American Viticultural Areas are defines by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, and Firearms.
		BATF looks at the climate and the geographic area and determines that growing area to be unique.
		When a wine is labeled with an AVA, a minimum of 85% of the grapes came from that growing region.
	www.chateausouverain.com /souverain/section/glossary.jsp (554 words)

	Gallo of Sonoma
		AVAs are granted appellation status by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
		Generally, the area where grapes are grown and made into wine.
		California law requires 100% of the grapes to be grown in the state for a wine to be labeled “California” or any subdivision thereof.
	www.gallosonoma.com /glossary.asp (261 words)

	American Viticultural Areas: Boon or Boondoggle
		Growers from low yielding premium areas, and the wineries who buy from them, are at a competitive disadvantage unless appellation labeling tells a knowledgeable consumer that a more expensive wine may be a better value.
		Not only does the AVA open up new marketing opportunities, but the prestigious term "estate bottled" may only be used on wines bearing an AVA as the appellation of origin.
		The shortest approval time I am aware of was an amendment to the Chalk Hill viticultural area several years ago which sailed through in 9 months, partly due to unanimous support from growers and wineries in the area.
	www.csa-compliance.com /html/Articles/VitiCulturalOne.html (1079 words)

	FR Doc 05-912
		Establishment of a viticultural area is neither an approval nor an endorsement by TTB of the wine produced in that area.
		Name Evidence The viticultural area is named for the city of McMinnville, the county seat of Yamhill County, which is located at the northeastern border of the viticultural area.
		If the wine is not eligible to use the viticultural area name as an appellation of origin and that name appears in the brand name, then the label is not in compliance and the bottler must change the brand name and obtain approval of a new label.
	edocket.access.gpo.gov /2005/05-912.htm (2734 words)

	DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
		This viticultural area is the result of a petition submitted by Mr.
		Volker Eisele, representing the Chiles Valley District Committee proposing to establish a new viticultural area in Napa County, California to be known as "Chiles Valley District." The Chiles Valley viticultural area is located entirely within the Napa Valley.
		The viticultural area is located in the eastern portion of Napa Valley between and on the same latitude as St. Helena and Rutherford.
	www.ttb.gov /rpd/td408a.htm (2488 words)

	Spring Mountain District - About the Spring Mountain District Collections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The proposed Spring Mountain viticultural area encompasses approximately 8,600 acres of land on the eastern slope of the Mayacamas Mountains, west of the town of St. Helena, California.
		The Spring Mountain viticultural area is distinguished from Sonoma County to the west by significant differences in soils, vegetation and climate.
		Moreover, the upland soils in the proposed viticultural area are substantially different in composition from upland soils in the surrounding areas of the Mayacamas Mountains, due to variations in erosion, dissection and microclimate.
	www.springmountaindistrict.com /history_appellation.php (5547 words)

	Bell Wine Cellars: Appellations of Napa Valley
		The entire county of Napa Valley is now recognized as an American Viticultural Area, or AVA, roughly the same as the French term “appellation”.
		Since then, viticultural experience has shown the wisdom of matching specific grape varietals with locations whose microclimates and soils are best suited to them.
		Once an area is identified as possessing the ability to imprint unique and consistently recognizable qualities on the grapes grown there, data supporting a proposed American Viticultural Area, or AVA, is submitted to the federal government, which decides whether the proposed appellation designation will be granted.
	www.bellwine.com /pages/appellation.html (429 words)

	An inside look at the San Francisco Bay AVA - American Viticultural Area Wines & Vines - Find Articles
		We explored why the AVA was awarded, and how the Golden Gate Gap keeps Contra Costa County and the Livermore Valley as cool as the Napa Valley.
		The summary is as follows: "This treasury decision establishes a viticultural area in the State of California to be known as 'San Francisco Bay.' The viticultural area is located mainly within five counties which border the San Francisco Bay and partly within two other counties.
		In conjunction with establishing the 'San Francisco Bay' viticultural area, ATF is amending the boundaries of the Central Coast viticultural area to include the 'San Francisco Bay' viticultural area.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3488/is_11_81/ai_79354828 (835 words)

	Wine Appellations \| AVA's \| American Viticultural Area
		AVAs are “official” grape growing regions that have been designated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).
		AVAs are geographic locations that have the same climate, soil, and elevation and similar properties that give the wine a certain characteristic.
		Since an AVA is based on geographic regions, about all you can tell is what varietals are suited for growing in a particular AVA.
	www.winecountrygetaways.com /ava.html (505 words)

	Gorge Business Journal
		The ATTB established the Columbia Gorge Viticultural Area in portions of Hood River, Wasco, Skamania and Klickitat Counties.
		Wines with at least 85 percent of their grapes grown in the designated area can now be labeled with that region's name instead of the state, such as Washington or Oregon.
		The area surrounds Hood River, Oregon, and White Salmon, Washington, and is generally bordered by B Z Corner, Washington, on the north; Lyle, Washington, on the east; Parkdale, Oregon, on the south; and Vinzenz Lausmann State Park, Oregon, on the west.
	www.gorgebusiness.com /2004/winegrowers.htm (753 words)

	American Viticultural Areas
		Wineries mean to tell you something when they convey viticultural area information on their label.
		AVAs are sorted by name, by size, and by the state(s) that they're in.
		NOTE: We don't have maps of the viticultural areas, but one of the best California viticultural area maps we've seen is being offered by VESTRA Resources in Redding, California.
	www.wineinstitute.org /ava (249 words)

	Appellation Wine Labels
		American growers are free to plant any grape varieties they fancy and may harvest as large a crop as the vines will bear, or as their concern with quality dictates.
		The AVA system was begun in 1979, and is still in relative infancy.
		To petition the TTB for a new AVA, the area must be specifically delineated geographically and have both climatic uniqueness and historical precedent, as well as either local or national recognition.
	www.winepros.org /consumerism/appellation.htm (1198 words)

	The Russian River Valley Appellation/American Viticultural Area
		As of October 11, 2005 the expansion of the Russian River Valley American Viticultural Area formally became law according to a ruling by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
		This expansion increased the AVA total acreage by 30,200 acres to 126,600, of which approximately 15,000 total acres are planted to premium winegrape vineyards.
		The new boundary adds land to the east and south of the AVA's original established limits, including the entire Santa Rosa Plains, which was previously bisected.
	www.rrvw.org /mirror_new/about_ava_boundary.shtml (211 words)

	Oregon Wine, Wineries and Wine Country Travel
		The Southern Oregon appellation (AVA), starting south of Eugene, includes the Umpqua Valley AVA, the Applegate Valley AVA and the Rogue Valley AVA, all located in the southwestern portion of the state.
		It wasn't until early 2005 that the Southern Oregon appellation (AVA) was federally authorized as the macro viticultural area encompassing the previously authorized regions of the Umpqua, the Applegate and the Rogue Valleys.
		The Columbia Gorge appellation, located on both the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia River, was authorized as an official American Viticultural Area (AVA) for both states in June 2004.
	www.winesnw.com /orhome.html (657 words)

	Washington's tiniest appellation: Red Mountain - in Washington American Viticultural Area - Statistical Data Included ...
		The thing that turned my head was a tiny red spot on the Washington American Viticultural Area (AVA) map displayed on one of the winery tables.
		To gain BATF approval for the Red Mountain AVA, Jacobson conducted extensive soil, slope, elevation, climate, precipitation and geographical studies to differentiate the region from the Yakima Valley AVA, of which Red Mountain is a part.
		Nearly all of the area's wineries are now using the Red Mountain AVA on their labels and in their sales materials.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3488/is_6_83/ai_87709213 (906 words)

	Washington Wines and Wineries - Puget Sound wine region, including Seattle Area wineries
		It was recognized as an AVA (American Viticultural Area/appellation) in 1995.
		hen you visit wineries in the Puget Sound area, be sure to make time to enjoy the flavors and characteristics of the region's terroir (combined influences of soil, climate, sun exposure and air drainage) by visiting a few of the wineries offering estate-grown wines.
		Annual rainfall in these areas can be as low as 17 inches per year, compared with 60 inches or more in other areas of Western Washington.
	www.winesnw.com /puget.html (939 words)

	Strat's Place - BATF - American Vinticultural Areas
		The map used to define the boundaries of an approved viticultural area.
		A delimited, grape-growing region distinguishable by geographical features, the boundaries of which have been delineated in subpart C of this part.
		The viticultural areas listed in this subpart are approved for use as appellations of origin in accordance with part 4 of this chapter.
	www.stratsplace.com /batf_vint_areas.html (405 words)

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