Catalogue
Appellations
All 276 American Viticultural Areas, with the nesting between them preserved. Boundaries follow the descriptions codified in 27 CFR Part 9.
| Name | Acres | Established |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaida District CA | 53,197 | 2014-11-10 |
| Alexander Valley CA | 78,073 | 1984-11-23 |
| Alexandria Lakes MN | 9,215 | 2003-01-14 |
| Alisos Canyon CA | 5,834 | 2020-07-28 |
| Alta Mesa CA | 55,606 | 2006-08-16 |
| Altus AR | 46,060 | 1984-05-30 |
| Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley WA | 169,485 | 2012-11-19 |
| Anderson Valley CA | 57,985 | 1983-09-19 |
| Antelope Valley of the California High Desert CA | 443,277 | 2011-06-23 |
| Appalachian High Country NC, TN | 1,537,135 | 2016-10-27 |
| Applegate Valley OR | 269,268 | 2000-12-14 |
| Arkansas Mountain AR | 2,872,951 | 1986-09-26 |
| Arroyo Grande Valley CA | 39,546 | 1990-02-05 |
| Arroyo Seco CA | 32,202 | 1983-05-16 |
| Atlas Peak CA | 12,346 | 1992-02-24 |
| Augusta MO | 16,292 | 1980-06-20 |
| Ballard Canyon CA | 7,735 | 2013-11-01 |
| Bell Mountain TX | 5,966 | 1986-11-10 |
| Ben Lomond Mountain CA | 35,065 | 1988-01-08 |
| Benmore Valley CA | 1,288 | 1991-11-18 |
| Bennett Valley CA | 8,340 | 2003-12-29 |
| Beverly Washington Washington | 2,421 | 2024-10-29 |
| Big Valley District-Lake County CA | 11,264 | 2013-11-01 |
| Borden Ranch CA | 69,974 | 2006-08-16 |
| California Shenandoah Valley CA | 13,657 | 1983-01-27 |
| Calistoga CA | 12,695 | 2010-01-07 |
| Candy Mountain WA | 903 | 2020-10-26 |
| Capay Valley CA | 99,908 | 2003-02-18 |
| Cape May Peninsula NJ | 121,908 | 2018-04-06 |
| Carmel Valley CA | 19,251 | 1983-01-13 |
| Catoctin MD | 196,204 | 1983-10-13 |
| Cayuga Lake NY | 117,762 | 1988-04-25 |
| Central Coast CA | 6,792,970 | 1985-10-24 |
| Central Delaware Valley NJ, PA | 95,584 | 1984-03-19 |
| Chalk Hill CA | 22,673 | 1983-11-21 |
| Chalone CA | 8,614 | 1982-07-14 |
| Champlain Valley of New York NY | 363,802 | 2016-08-22 |
| Chehalem Mountains OR | 62,357 | 2006-11-24 |
| Chiles Valley CA | 5,215 | 1999-04-19 |
| Cienega Valley CA | 7,086 | 1982-09-20 |
| Clarksburg CA | 97,743 | 1984-02-22 |
| Clear Lake CA | 218,467 | 1984-06-07 |
| Clements Hills CA | 82,571 | 2006-08-16 |
| Cole Ranch CA | 187 | 1983-05-16 |
| Columbia Gorge OR, WA | 194,247 | 2004-05-10 |
| Columbia Valley OR, WA | 11,550,875 | 1984-11-13 |
| Comptche CA | 1,739 | 2024-05-08 |
| Contra Costa CA | 170,551 | 2024-04-15 |
| Coombsville CA | 11,314 | 2002-01-13 |
| Cosumnes River CA | 52,664 | 2006-08-16 |
| Covelo CA | 39,111 | 2006-03-20 |
| Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson County NC | 137,925 | 2019-07-19 |
| Creston District CA | 46,806 | 2014-11-10 |
| Crystal Springs of Napa Valley CA | 3,993 | 2024-11-14 |
| Cucamonga Valley CA | 136,421 | 1995-05-01 |
| Cumberland Valley MD, PA | 783,227 | 1985-07-23 |
| Dahlonega Plateau GA | 84,801 | 2018-06-29 |
| Diablo Grande CA | 34,568 | 1998-08-21 |
| Diamond Mountain District CA | 4,923 | 2001-07-31 |
| Dos Rios CA | 16,041 | 2005-11-14 |
| Dry Creek Valley CA | 78,039 | 1983-09-06 |
| Dundee Hills OR | 12,476 | 2005-01-31 |
| Dunnigan Hills CA | 69,533 | 1993-06-14 |
| Eagle Foothills ID | 49,314 | 2015-11-25 |
| Eagle Peak Mendocino County CA | 26,353 | 2014-11-10 |
| Eastern Connecticut Highlands CT | 882,994 | 2019-10-11 |
| Edna Valley CA | 21,782 | 1982-06-11 |
| El Dorado CA | 410,909 | 1983-11-14 |
| El Pomar District CA | 22,012 | 2014-11-10 |
| Elkton Oregon OR | 73,652 | 2013-03-07 |
| Eola-Amity Hills OR | 39,063 | 2006-08-16 |
| Escondido Valley TX | 30,945 | 1992-06-15 |
| Fair Play CA | 26,076 | 2001-04-27 |
| Fennville MI | 73,129 | 1981-10-19 |
| Fiddletown CA | 12,084 | 1983-11-03 |
| Finger Lakes NY | 2,215,949 | 1982-09-01 |
| Fort Ross-Seaview CA | 31,975 | 2011-12-14 |
| Fountaingrove District CA | 36,836 | 2015-03-20 |
| Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country TX | 66,196 | 1988-12-22 |
| Gabilan Mountains CA | 134,812 | 2022-09-14 |
| Goose Gap WA | 8,038 | 2021-08-02 |
| Grand River Valley OH | 79,946 | 1983-11-21 |
| Grand Valley CO | 76,185 | 1991-12-26 |
| Green Valley of Russian River Valley CA | 19,077 | 1983-12-21 |
| Guenoc Valley CA | 5,526 | 1981-12-21 |
| Hames Valley CA | 12,272 | 1994-04-25 |
| Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara CA | 25,831 | 2009-11-09 |
| Haw River Valley NC | 613,103 | 2009-03-30 |
| Hermann MO | 50,934 | 1983-08-18 |
| High Valley CA | 16,319 | 2023-07-05 |
| Horse Heaven Hills WA | 574,692 | 2005-08-01 |
| Howell Mountain CA | 13,063 | 1984-01-30 |
| Hudson River Region NY | 2,409,465 | 1982-07-06 |
| Indiana Uplands IN | 2,939,539 | 2013-02-05 |
| Inwood Valley CA | 28,969 | 2012-10-15 |
| Isle St. George OH | 702 | 1982-08-20 |
| Jahant CA | 28,121 | 2006-08-16 |
| Kanawha River Valley WV | 582,136 | 1986-04-08 |
| Kelsey Bench-Lake County CA | 9,138 | 2013-11-01 |
| Knights Valley CA | 37,147 | 1983-11-21 |
| Lake Chelan WA | 32,299 | 2009-05-29 |
| Lake Erie NY, OH | 2,200,249 | 1983-11-21 |
| Lake Michigan Shore MI | 1,281,272 | 1983-10-13 |
| Lake Wisconsin WI | 32,068 | 1994-01-05 |
| Lamorinda CA | 29,445 | 2016-03-25 |
| Lancaster Valley PA | 212,818 | 1982-05-12 |
| Laurelwood District OR | 33,416 | 2020-07-06 |
| Leelanau Peninsula MI | 216,407 | 1982-03-15 |
| Lehigh Valley PA | 1,040,208 | 2008-03-11 |
| Leona Valley CA | 8,756 | 2008-11-28 |
| Lewis-Clark Valley ID, WA | 307,855 | 2016-05-20 |
| Lime Kiln Valley CA | 2,288 | 1982-07-06 |
| Linganore MD | 61,352 | 1983-08-18 |
| Livermore Valley CA | 237,393 | 1982-10-01 |
| Lodi CA | 540,892 | 1986-03-17 |
| Loess Hills District IA, MO | 4,602,288 | 2016-03-03 |
| Long Island NY | 777,556 | 2001-05-15 |
| Long Valley-Lake County CA | 7,670 | 2023-07-05 |
| Loramie Creek OH | 3,773 | 1982-12-27 |
| Los Carneros CA | 37,230 | 1983-09-19 |
| Los Olivos District CA | 22,084 | 2016-02-22 |
| Lower Long Tom OR | 28,816 | 2021-12-10 |
| Madera CA | 456,106 | 1985-01-07 |
| Malibu Coast CA | 149,256 | 2014-08-18 |
| Malibu-Newton Canyon CA | 957 | 1996-06-13 |
| Manton Valley CA | 11,210 | 2014-09-02 |
| Martha's Vineyard MA | 60,399 | 1985-01-03 |
| McDowell Valley CA | 2,221 | 1982-01-04 |
| McMinnville OR | 36,698 | 2005-03-21 |
| Mendocino CA | 308,349 | 1984-07-16 |
| Mendocino Ridge CA | 84,224 | 1997-10-27 |
| Merritt Island CA | 4,912 | 1983-06-16 |
| Mesilla Valley NM, TX | 255,077 | 1985-02-14 |
| Middle Rio Grande Valley NM | 312,535 | 1988-03-03 |
| Middleburg Virginia VA | 149,168 | 2012-09-13 |
| Mimbres Valley NM | 607,974 | 1985-11-21 |
| Mississippi Delta MS, LA | 4,116,463 | 1984-07-07 |
| Mokelumne River CA | 81,863 | 2006-08-16 |
| Monterey CA | 596,757 | 1984-06-15 |
| Monticello VA | 937,816 | 1984-01-23 |
| Moon Mountain District Sonoma County CA | 17,697 | 2013-11-01 |
| Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon OR | 5,668 | 2022-06-03 |
| Mt. Harlan CA | 7,793 | 1990-12-17 |
| Mt. Veeder CA | 16,900 | 1990-03-22 |
| Naches Heights WA | 13,080 | 2012-01-13 |
| Napa Valley CA | 400,578 | 1981-02-27 |
| Niagara Escarpment NY | 28,924 | 2005-02-09 |
| North Coast CA | 3,294,693 | 1983-09-21 |
| North Fork of Long Island NY | 87,744 | 1986-10-10 |
| North Fork of Roanoke VA | 56,877 | 1983-05-16 |
| North Yuba CA | 21,330 | 1985-08-30 |
| Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace VA | 626,206 | 1987-04-21 |
| Northern Sonoma CA | 394,385 | 1985-06-17 |
| Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley CA | 9,846 | 2004-04-26 |
| Oakville CA | 6,778 | 1993-08-02 |
| Ohio River Valley IN, KY | 16,138,225 | 1983-09-07 |
| Old Mission Peninsula MI | 18,023 | 1987-05-21 |
| Outer Coastal Plain NJ | 2,364,783 | 2007-03-12 |
| Ozark Highlands MO | 1,850,537 | 1987-01-30 |
| Ozark Mountain AR, MO | 33,372,664 | 1986-08-01 |
| Pacheco Pass CA | 2,707 | 1984-04-11 |
| Paicines CA | 18,957 | 1982-09-15 |
| Palos Verdes Peninsula CA | 16,204 | 2021-07-19 |
| Paso Robles CA | 610,794 | 1983-11-03 |
| Paso Robles Estrella District CA | 66,683 | 2014-11-10 |
| Paso Robles Geneseo District CA | 17,427 | 2014-11-10 |
| Paso Robles Highlands District CA | 59,773 | 2014-11-10 |
| Paso Robles Willow Creek District CA | 16,610 | 2014-11-10 |
| Paulsell Valley CA | 36,192 | 2022-06-03 |
| Petaluma Gap CA | 202,355 | 2018-01-08 |
| Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak CA | 4,603 | 2011-11-28 |
| Potter Valley CA | 28,900 | 1983-11-14 |
| Puget Sound WA | 4,469,630 | 1995-10-04 |
| Ramona Valley CA | 88,982 | 2006-01-06 |
| Rattlesnake Hills WA | 74,746 | 2006-03-20 |
| Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon OR | 5,527 | 2005-11-14 |
| Red Hills Lake County CA | 31,892 | 2004-09-10 |
| Red Mountain WA | 4,532 | 2001-06-11 |
| Redwood Valley CA | 30,755 | 1997-02-21 |
| Ribbon Ridge OR | 3,497 | 2005-06-01 |
| River Junction CA | 1,300 | 2001-07-09 |
| Rockpile CA | 14,711 | 2002-04-29 |
| Rocky Knob VA | 9,058 | 1983-02-11 |
| Rocky Reach WA | 32,384 | 2022-06-03 |
| Rogue Valley OR | 1,146,257 | 1991-02-22 |
| Royal Slope WA | 156,348 | 2020-10-02 |
| Russian River Valley CA | 170,936 | 1983-11-21 |
| Rutherford CA | 7,521 | 1993-08-02 |
| Saddle Rock-Malibu CA | 2,087 | 2006-08-16 |
| Salado Creek CA | 3,043 | 2004-08-30 |
| San Antonio Valley CA | 147,799 | 2006-07-10 |
| San Benito CA | 46,733 | 1987-11-04 |
| San Bernabe CA | 24,727 | 2004-08-30 |
| San Francisco Bay CA | 1,834,601 | 1999-03-22 |
| San Juan Creek CA | 27,125 | 2014-11-10 |
| San Lucas CA | 33,422 | 1987-03-02 |
| San Luis Obispo Coast CA | 403,322 | 2022-04-08 |
| San Luis Rey CA | 97,475 | 2024-09-30 |
| San Miguel District CA | 18,992 | 2014-11-10 |
| San Pasqual Valley CA | 9,157 | 1981-09-16 |
| San Ysidro District CA | 2,523 | 1990-12-17 |
| Santa Clara Valley CA | 317,398 | 1989-04-27 |
| Santa Cruz Mountains CA | 408,878 | 1982-01-04 |
| Santa Lucia Highlands CA | 20,644 | 1992-06-15 |
| Santa Margarita Ranch CA | 17,509 | 2014-11-10 |
| Santa Maria Valley CA | 116,021 | 1981-09-04 |
| Santa Ynez Valley CA | 182,167 | 1983-05-16 |
| Seiad Valley CA | 2,165 | 1994-06-20 |
| Seneca Lake NY | 196,477 | 2003-09-02 |
| Shawnee Hills IL | 1,423,639 | 2006-12-27 |
| Shenandoah Valley VA, WV | 2,357,098 | 1982-07-30 |
| Sierra Foothills CA | 2,630,557 | 1987-12-18 |
| Sierra Pelona Valley CA | 8,823 | 2010-08-23 |
| Sloughhouse CA | 74,559 | 2006-08-16 |
| Snake River Valley ID, OR | 5,229,000 | 2007-04-09 |
| Snipes Mountain WA | 4,003 | 2009-02-20 |
| Solano County Green Valley CA | 17,012 | 1983-01-28 |
| Sonoita AZ | 204,356 | 1984-11-26 |
| Sonoma Coast CA | 516,938 | 1987-07-13 |
| Sonoma Mountain CA | 5,593 | 1985-02-22 |
| Sonoma Valley CA | 114,979 | 1982-01-04 |
| South Coast CA | 2,150,075 | 1985-12-23 |
| Southeastern New England CT, RI | 2,066,211 | 1983-07-29 |
| Southern Oregon OR | 2,009,061 | 2004-12-08 |
| Spring Mountain District CA | 8,484 | 1993-06-14 |
| Squaw Valley-Miramonte CA | 43,119 | 2015-09-08 |
| St. Helena CA | 9,202 | 1995-10-11 |
| Sta. Rita Hills CA | 35,682 | 2001-07-30 |
| Stags Leap District CA | 3,049 | 1989-02-27 |
| Suisun Valley CA | 19,044 | 1982-12-27 |
| Swan Creek NC | 147,159 | 2008-05-27 |
| Tehachapi Mountains CA | 58,193 | 2020-12-21 |
| Temecula Valley CA | 89,732 | 1984-11-23 |
| Templeton Gap District CA | 19,011 | 2014-11-10 |
| Texas Davis Mountains TX | 306,936 | 1998-03-11 |
| Texas High Plains TX | 8,883,678 | 1993-03-02 |
| Texas Hill Country TX | 9,329,700 | 1993-07-28 |
| Texoma TX | 2,144,129 | 2005-12-07 |
| The Burn of Columbia Valley WA | 13,074 | 2021-07-19 |
| The Hamptons, Long Island NY | 139,997 | 1985-05-16 |
| The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater OR | 3,163 | 2015-03-11 |
| Tip of the Mitt MI | 1,746,792 | 2018-04-06 |
| Tracy Hills CA | 37,642 | 2006-12-08 |
| Trinity Lakes CA | 100,118 | 2005-04-29 |
| Tualatin Hills OR | 143,555 | 2020-07-06 |
| Ulupalakua HI | 75 | 2021-08-02 |
| Umpqua Valley OR | 694,631 | 1984-03-16 |
| Upper Cumberland Tennessee | 2,118,922 | 2024-05-15 |
| Upper Hiwassee Highlands GA, NC | 442,286 | 2014-08-18 |
| Upper Hudson NY | 1,039,365 | 2019-01-07 |
| Upper Lake Valley CA | 19,701 | 2022-07-05 |
| Upper Mississippi River Valley IL, IA | 19,144,081 | 2009-07-22 |
| Van Duzer Corridor OR | 56,252 | 2018-12-14 |
| Verde Valley AZ | 140,115 | 2021-12-10 |
| Virginia Peninsula VA | 611,200 | 2021-09-24 |
| Virginia’s Eastern Shore VA | 302,396 | 1990-12-10 |
| Wahluke Slope WA | 80,594 | 2006-01-06 |
| Walla Walla Valley OR, WA | 324,721 | 1984-01-12 |
| Warren Hills NJ | 189,166 | 1988-07-23 |
| West Elks CO | 47,922 | 2001-05-07 |
| West Sonoma Coast CA | 141,815 | 2022-05-23 |
| Western Connecticut Highlands CT | 1,012,780 | 1988-03-10 |
| White Bluffs WA | 94,069 | 2021-07-19 |
| Wild Horse Valley CA | 3,930 | 1988-12-30 |
| Willamette Valley OR | 3,467,889 | 1983-12-01 |
| Willcox AZ | 533,663 | 2016-10-12 |
| Willow Creek CA | 7,671 | 1983-09-19 |
| Winters Highlands CA | 5,418 | 2023-08-29 |
| Wisconsin Ledge WI | 2,431,278 | 2012-04-23 |
| Yadkin Valley NC | 1,431,315 | 2002-12-09 |
| Yakima Valley WA | 698,879 | 1983-04-04 |
| Yamhill-Carlton OR | 57,464 | 2004-11-18 |
| York Mountain CA | 6,314 | 1983-09-23 |
| Yorkville Highlands CA | 43,899 | 1998-06-08 |
| Yountville CA | 8,351 | 1999-05-18 |
| Yucaipa Valley CA | 36,984 | 2024-05-28 |