American Viticultural Areas Located in California by Size
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The table below summarizes all approved American Viticultural Areas in California by size in descending order. Clicking on the hyperlinked name will query the U.S. government printing office for the current regulation. Please be patient - it may take a few moments for the page to load. Newer AVAs may not be in the GPO database. Users may want to review the AVA files section to obtain the final rule for these AVAs that were published in the Federal Register. When downloading PDF files on a Windows system, you will need to rename the file. Please remember to use the "*.PDF" naming convention when renaming the file so that the file can be properly associated with the Acrobat reader.
| AVA Name | Text | Acreage | Eff Date | |
| Central Coast | TEXT | 4,000,000.00 | 11/25/1985 | |
| North Coast | TEXT | 3,008,000.00 | 10/21/1983 | |
| Sierra Foothills | TEXT | 2,600,000.00 | 12/18/1987 | |
| San Francisco Bay | TEXT | 1,566,713.00 | 3/22/1999 | |
| Paso Robles | TEXT | 666,618.00 | 11/3/1983 | |
| Sonoma Coast | TEXT | 480,000.00 | 7/13/1987 | |
| Lodi | TEXT | 458,000.00 | 3/17/1986 | |
| Northern Sonoma | TEXT | 348,000.00 | 9/25/1986 | |
| Santa Clara Valley | TEXT | 332,800.00 | 4/27/1989 | |
| Mendocino | TEXT | 275,200.00 | 7/16/1984 | |
| Madera | TEXT | 230,000.00 | 1/7/1985 | |
| Napa Valley | TEXT | 225,280.00 | 2/27/1981 | |
| Clear Lake | TEXT | 168,960.00 | 6/7/1984 | |
| Russian River Valley | TEXT | 126,600.00 | 11/21/1983 | |
| South Coast | TEXT | 115,200.00 | 12/23/1985 | |
| Cucamonga Valley | TEXT | 109,400.00 | 5/1/1995 | |
| Capay Valley | TEXT | 102,400.00 | 2/18/2003 | |
| Trinity Lakes | TEXT | 96,000.00 | 4/29/2005 | |
| Livermore Valley | TEXT | 96,000.00 | 10/1/1982 | |
| Dunnigan Hills | TEXT | 89,000.00 | 6/14/1993 | |
| Mendocino Ridge | TEXT | 87,466.00 | 12/26/1997 | |
| Santa Maria Valley | TEXT | 80,000.00 | 9/4/1981 | |
| Dry Creek Valley | TEXT | 80,000.00 | 9/6/1983 | |
| Santa Ynez Valley | TEXT | 76,800.00 | 5/16/1983 | |
| Clarksburg | TEXT | 64,640.00 | 2/22/1984 | |
| San Benito | TEXT | 45,000.00 | 11/4/1987 | |
| Arroyo Grande Valley | TEXT | 42,880.00 | 2/5/1990 | |
| Yorkville Highlands | TEXT | 40,000.00 | 6/8/1998 | |
| Ben Lomond | TEXT | 38,400.00 | 1/8/1988 | |
| Knights Valley | TEXT | 36,240.00 | 11/21/1983 | |
| Monterey | TEXT | 35,758.00 | 7/16/1984 | |
| San Lucas | TEXT | 33,920.00 | 3/2/1987 | |
| Temecula Valley | TEXT | 33,000.00 | 2/7/1986 | |
| Alexander Valley | TEXT | 32,536.00 | 6/13/1988 | |
| Sonoma County Green Valley | TEXT | 32,000.00 | 12/21/1983 | |
| Santa Rita Hills | TEXT | 30,720.00 | 7/30/2001 | |
| Diablo Grande | TEXT | 30,000.00 | 8/21/1998 | |
| Potter Valley | TEXT | 27,500.00 | 11/14/1983 | |
| San Bernabe | TEXT | 24,796.00 | 8/30/2004 | |
| Edna Valley | TEXT | 22,400.00 | 6/11/1987 | |
| Chalk Hill | TEXT | 22,400.00 | 6/13/1988 | |
| Redwood Valley | TEXT | 22,400.00 | 2/21/1997 | |
| North Yuba | TEXT | 22,400.00 | 8/30/1985 | |
| Santa Lucia Highlands | TEXT | 22,000.00 | 6/15/1992 | |
| Fair Play | TEXT | 21,120.00 | 4/27/2001 | |
| Carmel Valley | TEXT | 19,200.00 | 1/13/1983 | |
| Arroyo Seco | TEXT | 18,240.00 | 5/16/1983 | |
| Dos Rios | TEXT | 15,500.00 | 11/14/2005 | |
| Rockpile | TEXT | 15,400.00 | 4/29/2002 | |
| Suisun Valley | TEXT | 15,360.00 | 12/27/1982 | |
| Mount Veeder | TEXT | 15,000.00 | 3/22/1990 | |
| Howell Mountain | TEXT | 14,080.00 | 1/30/1984 | |
| High Valley | TEXT | 14,000.00 | 8/1/2005 | |
| Fiddletown | TEXT | 11,500.00 | 11/3/1983 | |
| Atlas Peak | TEXT | 11,400.00 | 2/24/1992 | |
| Hames Valley | TEXT | 10,240.00 | 4/25/1994 | |
| California Shenandoah Valley | TEXT | 10,000.00 | 2/27/1987 | |
| York Mountain | TEXT | 9,360.00 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Saint Helena | TEXT | 9,060.00 | 10/11/1995 | |
| San Pasqual Valley | TEXT | 9,000.00 | 9/16/1981 | |
| Spring Mountain District | TEXT | 8,600.00 | 6/14/1993 | |
| Chalone | TEXT | 8,540.00 | 7/14/1982 | |
| Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | TEXT | 8,300.00 | 4/26/2004 | |
| Yountville | TEXT | 8,260.00 | 5/18/1999 | |
| Bennett Valley | TEXT | 8,140.00 | 12/29/2003 | |
| Mount Harlan | TEXT | 7,440.00 | 12/17/1990 | |
| Rutherford | TEXT | 6,650.00 | 8/2/1993 | |
| Willow Creek | TEXT | 6,000.00 | 9/19/1983 | |
| Chiles Valley | TEXT | 6,000.00 | 4/19/1999 | |
| Oakville | TEXT | 5,760.00 | 8/2/1993 | |
| Sonoma Mountain | TEXT | 5,000.00 | 2/22/1985 | |
| Merritt Island | TEXT | 5,000.00 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Diamond Mountain District | TEXT | 5,000.00 | 7/31/2001 | |
| Paicines | TEXT | 4,500.00 | 9/15/1982 | |
| Guenoc Valley | TEXT | 4,396.00 | 12/21/1981 | |
| Sonoma Valley | TEXT | 4,000.00 | 1/24/1982 | |
| Wild Horse Valley | TEXT | 3,300.00 | 12/30/1988 | |
| Pacheco Pass | TEXT | 3,200.00 | 4/11/1984 | |
| Salado Creek | TEXT | 2,940.00 | 8/30/2004 | |
| Stags Leap District | TEXT | 2,700.00 | 2/27/1989 | |
| Solano County Green Valley | TEXT | 2,560.00 | 1/28/1983 | |
| San Ysidro District | TEXT | 2,340.00 | 12/17/1990 | |
| Lime Kiln Valley | TEXT | 2,300.00 | 7/6/1982 | |
| Seiad Valley | TEXT | 2,160.00 | 6/20/1994 | |
| Benmore Valley | TEXT | 1,440.00 | 11/18/1991 | |
| River Junction | TEXT | 1,300.00 | 7/9/2001 | |
| Malibu-Newton Canyon | TEXT | 850.00 | 6/13/1996 | |
| Anderson Valley | TEXT | 600.00 | 9/19/1983 | |
| McDowell Valley | TEXT | 540.00 | 2/27/1987 | |
| El Dorado | TEXT | 416.00 | 11/14/1983 | |
| Cole Ranch | TEXT | 150.00 | 5/16/1983 | |
| Red Hills Lake County | TEXT | 0.00 | 9/10/2004 | |
| Cienega Valley | TEXT | 0.00 | 9/20/1982 | |
| Los Carneros | TEXT | 0.00 | 9/19/1987 | |
| Santa Cruz Mountains | TEXT | 0.00 | 1/4/1982 |
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