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Wine appellation · OH

Grand River Valley

The Grand River Valley appellation was established in 1983 and covers 79,946 acres across Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake. It sits inside Lake Erie.

Established1983
Area79,946 acres · 125 sq miles
CountiesAshtabula, Geauga, Lake
Part ofLake Erie
Federal listing27 CFR 9.87
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How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Anthony P. Debevec, President of Chalet Debonne Vineyards.

79,946 acres

Neighbouring appellations


The boundary, as written into law

Every American wine appellation is defined in federal regulations by walking the boundary landmark by landmark. The official description of this one begins:

The Grand River Valley viticultural area is located in the following Ohio counties: Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula. The viticultural area consists of all of the land within the Lake Erie viticultural area, described in ยง9.83, which is also within 2 statute miles, in any direction, of the Grand River. Specifically, the Grand River Valley viticultural area consists of all of the land west of Ohio Route 45 which is within...

Boundary traced by the UC Davis Library from the official descriptions in federal regulation, and released under an open licence. Smoothed for manufacturing. Decorative use only, not for legal boundary determination.