List of American Viticultural Areas


An American Viticultural Area 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, United States Department of the Treasury. As of 2020, there are 248 recognized AVAs in 33 states—several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half of the AVAs are in California.
American Viticultural Areas range in size from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in Mendocino County, California, at only. The Augusta AVA near the town of Augusta, Missouri, was the first recognized AVA, gaining the status on June 20, 1980.

Arizona

Cascade Foothills

These AVAs are located in far northern California, east of Redding.
All of these AVAs are included in the geographic boundaries of the Central Coast AVA with the exceptions of Ben Lomond Mountain AVA and Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, which are surrounded by, but are specifically excluded from, the larger regional AVA.
Unlike other regions of California, there is no large regional AVA designation that includes the entire Central Valley wine growing region.
These AVAs are located in the southern Klamath Mountains of far northwestern California.
All of these AVAs are included within the geographic boundaries of the six-county North Coast AVA.
All of these AVAs are contained entirely within the geographic boundaries of the Sierra Foothills AVA.
All of these AVAs are contained entirely within the geographic boundaries of the South Coast AVA.