American Viticultural Area

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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.


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 (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napa Valley AVAStatus American Viticultural Area
Trump Winery appellation American Viticultural Area
this entity surface form: Monticello American Viticultural Area
Ribbon Ridge AVA classificationSystem American Viticultural Area
this entity surface form: American Viticultural Area system
Augusta AVA designation American Viticultural Area
Howell Mountain AVA designation American Viticultural Area
St. Helena AVA designation American Viticultural Area
Old Mission Peninsula (adjacent) hasDesignation American Viticultural Area
subject surface form: Old Mission Peninsula
Sonoma Valley hasDesignation American Viticultural Area
Willamette Valley recognizedAs American Viticultural Area
Biltmore Winery region American Viticultural Area
this entity surface form: American Viticultural Area of North Carolina
AVA standsFor American Viticultural Area
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA tTBDesignation American Viticultural Area
Alexander Valley AVA wineClassification American Viticultural Area
Dry Creek Valley AVA wineClassification American Viticultural Area