North America, Not California Flashcards
% of grapes required for United States State or County labeling
75%
% of grapes required for United States AVA
85%
% of grapes required for United States Single Vineyard
95%
AVA’s of Pennsylvania
- Central Delaware Valley (w/ NJ)
- Cumberland Valley (w/ Maryland)
- Lake Erie (w/ NY and Ohio)
- Lancaster Valley
- Lehigh Valley
What states share the AVA Central Delaware Valley
Shared between Pennsylvania and New Jersey
What states share the AVA Cumberland Valley
Shared between Maryland and Pennsylvania
What states share the AVA Lake Erie
Shared between Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio
AVA’s of Arkansas
- Arkansas Mountain
- Altus
- Ozark Mountain (Shared w/ Missouri & Oklahoma
What states share the AVA Ozark Mountains
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Oaklahoma
AVA’s of Minnesota
- Alexandria Lakes
- Upper Mississippi River Valley (Shared with Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois; This is the largest AVA in America and the largest demarcated growing region in the world with 30,000 miles of land. Approved in 2009
What states share the AVA Upper Mississippi River Valley
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
AVA’s of Texas
- Bell Mountain
- Escondido Valley
- Texas Hill Country
- Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country
- Mesilla Valley (Shared w/ New Mexico
- Texas Davis Mountains
- Texas High Plains
- Texoma
What AVA is a sub of Texas Hill Country
Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country
What states share the AVA Mesilla Valley
Texas and New Mexico
AVA’s of Washington
- Puget Sound
- Columbia Valley (Shared w/ Oregon)
- Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
- Columbia Gorge (Shared w/ Oregon)
- Walla Walla Valley (Shared w/ Oregon)
- Yakima Valley
- Rattlesnake Hills (Sub of Yakima)
- Red Mountain (Sub of Yakima)
- Snipes Mountain (Sub of Yakima)
- Horse Heaven Hills
- Naches Heights
- Wahluke Slope
- Lake Chelan
What states share the AVA’s Columbia Gorge, Columbia Valley and Walla Walla Valley
Oregon and Washington
AVA’s of Oregon
Wilamette Valley and its Subs:
- Dundee Hills
- Eola-Amity Hills
- Chehalem Mountains
- Ribbon Ridge
- Yamhill-Carlton District
- McMinnville
Southern Orgeon and its subs:
- Red Hills Douglas Country
- Umpqua Valley
- Elkton Oregon (Sub of Umpqua) - Applegate Valley
- Rogue Valley
Columbia Valley and its subs (All shared with Washington)
- Columbia Gorge
- Walla Walla Valley
Snake River Valley (Shared with Idaho)
What is the sub AVA of Umpqua Valley. Where is it?
Elkton Oregon; It is located in Oregon within Umpqua which is within Southern Oregon AVA
What are the 3 AVA’s shared between Oregon and Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Columbia Gorge (Sub)
- Walla Walla Valley (Sub)
What two states share the AVA Snake River Valley
Oregon and Idaho
AVA’s of Missouri
- Augusta (First AVA created in 1980
- Hermann
- Ozark Highlands
- Ozark Mountains (Shared w/ Arkansas & Oaklahoma)
AVA’s of New York
- Long Island and its subs:
- North Fork of Long Island
- The Hamptons
-Hudson River Region
- Finger Lakes and its subs:
- Cayuga Lake
- Seneca Lake
- Lake Erie (Shared with PA and Ohio)
- Niagara Escarpment
What are the sub AVA’s of Long Island
- North Fork of Long Island
- The Hamptons
What are the sub AVA’s of the Finger Lakes
- Cayuga Lake
- Seneca Lake