American Viticultural Area
E5010
An American Viticultural Area is a legally defined U.S. wine grape-growing region recognized for its distinctive geographic and climatic features that influence the character of its wines.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Viticultural Area canonical | 23 |
| American Viticultural Area system | 2 |
| American Viticultural Area (AVA) | 1 |
| American Viticultural Area of North Carolina | 1 |
| Monticello American Viticultural Area | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical indication
ⓘ
legal designation ⓘ wine region classification ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AVA ⓘ |
| appliesTo | wine grape-growing region ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definedBy |
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
ⓘ
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
surface form:
TTB
|
| differentFrom |
county appellation
ⓘ
political boundary ⓘ state appellation ⓘ |
| firstExample | Augusta AVA ⓘ |
| firstExampleYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
TTB rulemaking process
ⓘ
federal regulations ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinctive climatic features
ⓘ
distinctive geographic features ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Columbia Valley AVA
ⓘ
Finger Lakes ⓘ
surface form:
Finger Lakes AVA
Napa Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Napa Valley AVA
Paso Robles AVA ⓘ Russian River Valley AVA ⓘ Sonoma Valley AVA ⓘ Willamette Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Willamette Valley AVA
|
| hasProperty |
no grape variety restrictions at federal level
ⓘ
no quality standards for wine style ⓘ no yield requirements ⓘ |
| hasRequirement | minimum 85% of grapes must come from AVA if AVA is stated on label ⓘ |
| influences | character of wines ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| labelingRuleFor | American wine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
27 CFR Part 9
ⓘ
Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ |
| mayBe |
across multiple states
ⓘ
nested within another AVA ⓘ within a single state ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | United States appellation of origin system ⓘ |
| predecessorAgency |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
|
| relatedTo |
Protected Designation of Origin
ⓘ
appellation d’origine contrôlée ⓘ |
| requires |
climatic evidence
ⓘ
defined boundary ⓘ geographic evidence ⓘ name evidence ⓘ viticultural evidence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consumer information
ⓘ
marketing of wine ⓘ wine labeling ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monticello American Viticultural Area
subject surface form:
Old Mission Peninsula
this entity surface form:
American Viticultural Area system
this entity surface form:
American Viticultural Area of North Carolina
this entity surface form:
American Viticultural Area (AVA)
this entity surface form:
American Viticultural Area system