American Viticultural Areas by Size
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The table below summarizes all approved American Viticultural Areas by size in descending order, starting with the largest. There are some viticultural areas for which we do not have acreage information. Effective dates and acreage are also provided. 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.
The table below sorts these areas by their size. There are at least six areas where we do not have data on the area's size; these areas are listed at the bottom of the table and are mentioned here:
AUGUSTA
CIENEGA VALLEY
LOS CARNEROS
NORTH FORK OF ROANOKE
ROGUE VALLEY
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
The
largest area is the OHIO RIVER VALLEY. Next in size is the TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY, which spans an area of 15,000 square miles, and is larger in
size than New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Hawaii, New Jersey, Delaware, or Maryland. The smallest area (COLE RANCH)
covers a little less than a quarter square mile.
| Ohio River Valley [IN,KY,OH,WV] | TEXT | 16640000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Texas Hill Country | TEXT | 9600000 | 12/30/1991 | |
| Puget Sound | TEXT | 5536000 | 10/4/1995 | |
| Central Coast | TEXT | 4000000 | 11/25/1985 | |
| Mississippi Delta [LA,MS,TN] | TEXT | 3840000 | 10/1/1984 | |
| Ozark Mountain [AR,MO,OK] | TEXT | 3520000 | 8/1/1986 | |
| Williamette Valley | TEXT | 3300000 | 1/3/1984 | |
| North Coast | TEXT | 3008000 | 10/21/1983 | |
| Arkansas Mountain | TEXT | 2880000 | 10/27/1986 | |
| Sierra Foothills | TEXT | 2600000 | 12/18/1987 | |
| Shenandoah Valley [VA,WV] | TEXT | 2400000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Lake Erie [NY,OH,PA] | TEXT | 2236800 | 11/21/1983 | |
| Southern Oregon | TEXT | 2001430 | 2/7/2005 | |
| Southeastern New England [CT,MA,RI] | TEXT | 1875200 | 4/27/1984 | |
| San Francisco Bay | TEXT | 1566713 | 3/22/1999 | |
| Ozark Highlands | TEXT | 1280000 | 9/30/1987 | |
| Lake Michigan Shore | TEXT | 1280000 | 11/14/1983 | |
| Yadkin Valley | TEXT | 1231000 | 2/7/2003 | |
| Columbia Valley [OR,WA] | TEXT | 1152000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Western Connecticut Highlands | TEXT | 1004550 | 3/10/1988 | |
| Monticello | TEXT | 800000 | 2/22/1984 | |
| Umpqua Valley | TEXT | 768000 | 4/30/1984 | |
| Cumberland Valley [MD,PA] | TEXT | 765000 | 8/26/1985 | |
| Long Island | TEXT | 749146 | 7/16/2001 | |
| Paso Robles | TEXT | 666618 | 11/3/1983 | |
| Yakima Valley | TEXT | 665600 | 5/4/1983 | |
| Mimbres Valley | TEXT | 636800 | 12/23/1985 | |
| Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace | TEXT | 590080 | 5/21/1987 | |
| Horse Heaven Hills | TEXT | 570000 | 8/1/2005 | |
| Sonoma Coast | TEXT | 480000 | 7/13/1987 | |
| Lodi | TEXT | 458000 | 3/17/1986 | |
| Virginia's Eastern Shore | TEXT | 436480 | 2/1/1991 | |
| Northern Sonoma | TEXT | 348000 | 9/25/1986 | |
| Santa Clara Valley | TEXT | 332800 | 4/27/1989 | |
| Mesilla Valley [NM,TX] | TEXT | 284800 | 3/18/1985 | |
| Middle Rio Grande Valley | TEXT | 278400 | 3/3/1988 | |
| Mendocino | TEXT | 275200 | 7/16/1984 | |
| Texas Davis Mountains | TEXT | 270000 | 5/11/1998 | |
| Madera | TEXT | 230000 | 1/7/1985 | |
| Napa Valley | TEXT | 225280 | 2/27/1981 | |
| Lancaster Valley | TEXT | 225000 | 6/11/1982 | |
| Hudson River Region | TEXT | 224000 | 7/6/1982 | |
| Leelanau Peninsula | TEXT | 211200 | 4/29/1982 | |
| Sonoita | TEXT | 208000 | 11/26/1984 | |
| Seneca Lake | TEXT | 204600 | 9/2/2003 | |
| Columbia Gorge [OR, WA] | TEXT | 179200 | 7/9/2004 | |
| Walla Walla Valley [OR,WA] | TEXT | 178560 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Catoctin | TEXT | 170000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Clear Lake | TEXT | 168960 | 6/7/1984 | |
| Warren Hills | TEXT | 144640 | 9/7/1988 | |
| Hamptons, Long Island, The | TEXT | 136448 | 6/17/1985 | |
| Russian River Valley | TEXT | 126600 | 11/21/1983 | |
| Grand River Valley | TEXT | 125000 | 11/21/1983 | |
| South Coast | TEXT | 115200 | 12/23/1985 | |
| Cucamonga Valley | TEXT | 109400 | 5/1/1995 | |
| Capay Valley | TEXT | 102400 | 2/18/2003 | |
| North Fork of Long Island | TEXT | 101440 | 11/10/1986 | |
| Livermore Valley | TEXT | 96000 | 10/1/1982 | |
| Central Delaware Valley [NJ,PA] | TEXT | 96000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Trinity Lakes | TEXT | 96000 | 4/29/2005 | |
| Dunnigan Hills | TEXT | 89000 | 6/14/1993 | |
| Mendocino Ridge | TEXT | 87466 | 12/26/1997 | |
| Santa Maria Valley | TEXT | 80000 | 9/4/1981 | |
| Dry Creek Valley | TEXT | 80000 | 9/6/1983 | |
| Santa Ynez Valley | TEXT | 76800 | 5/16/1983 | |
| Fennville | TEXT | 75000 | 10/19/1981 | |
| Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country | TEXT | 70400 | 1/23/1989 | |
| Clarksburg | TEXT | 64640 | 2/22/1984 | |
| Kanawha River Valley [OH,WV] | TEXT | 64000 | 5/8/1986 | |
| Martha's Vineyard | TEXT | 64000 | 2/4/1985 | |
| Linganore | TEXT | 57600 | 9/19/1983 | |
| Hermann | TEXT | 51200 | 2/27/1987 | |
| West Elks | TEXT | 48000 | 5/7/2001 | |
| San Benito | TEXT | 45000 | 11/4/1987 | |
| Arroyo Grande Valley | TEXT | 42880 | 2/5/1990 | |
| Yorkville Highlands | TEXT | 40000 | 6/8/1998 | |
| Ben Lomond | TEXT | 38400 | 1/8/1988 | |
| Knights Valley | TEXT | 36240 | 11/21/1983 | |
| Monterey | TEXT | 35758 | 7/16/1984 | |
| San Lucas | TEXT | 33920 | 3/2/1987 | |
| Temecula Valley | TEXT | 33000 | 2/7/1986 | |
| Alexander Valley | TEXT | 32536 | 6/13/1988 | |
| Sonoma County Green Valley | TEXT | 32000 | 12/21/1983 | |
| Escondido Valley | TEXT | 32000 | 6/15/1992 | |
| Grand Valley | TEXT | 32000 | 12/26/1991 | |
| Santa Rita Hills | TEXT | 30720 | 7/30/2001 | |
| Diablo Grande | TEXT | 30000 | 8/21/1998 | |
| Lake Wisconsin | TEXT | 28000 | 2/4/1994 | |
| Potter Valley | TEXT | 27500 | 11/14/1983 | |
| San Bernabe | TEXT | 24796 | 8/30/2004 | |
| Edna Valley | TEXT | 22400 | 6/11/1987 | |
| Chalk Hill | TEXT | 22400 | 6/13/1988 | |
| Redwood Valley | TEXT | 22400 | 2/21/1997 | |
| North Yuba | TEXT | 22400 | 8/30/1985 | |
| Santa Lucia Highlands | TEXT | 22000 | 6/15/1992 | |
| Fair Play | TEXT | 21120 | 4/27/2001 | |
| Old Mission Peninsula | TEXT | 19200 | 7/8/1987 | |
| Carmel Valley | TEXT | 19200 | 1/13/1983 | |
| Arroyo Seco | TEXT | 18240 | 5/16/1983 | |
| Niagara Escarpment | TEXT | 18000 | 10/11/2005 | |
| Dos Rios | TEXT | 15500 | 11/14/2005 | |
| Rockpile | TEXT | 15400 | 4/29/2002 | |
| Suisun Valley | TEXT | 15360 | 12/27/1982 | |
| Mount Veeder | TEXT | 15000 | 3/22/1990 | |
| Howell Mountain | TEXT | 14080 | 1/30/1984 | |
| High Valley | TEXT | 14000 | 8/1/2005 | |
| Altus | TEXT | 12800 | 6/29/1984 | |
| Fiddletown | TEXT | 11500 | 11/3/1983 | |
| Atlas Peak | TEXT | 11400 | 2/24/1992 | |
| Alexandria Lakes | TEXT | 10880 | 8/1/2005 | |
| Hames Valley | TEXT | 10240 | 4/25/1994 | |
| California Shenandoah Valley | TEXT | 10000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| York Mountain | TEXT | 9360 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Saint Helena | TEXT | 9060 | 10/11/1995 | |
| San Pasqual Valley | TEXT | 9000 | 9/16/1981 | |
| Rocky Knob | TEXT | 9000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Spring Mountain District | TEXT | 8600 | 6/14/1993 | |
| Chalone | TEXT | 8540 | 7/14/1982 | |
| Finger Lakes | TEXT | 8400 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | TEXT | 8300 | 4/26/2004 | |
| Yountville | TEXT | 8260 | 5/18/1999 | |
| Bennett Valley | TEXT | 8140 | 12/29/2003 | |
| Mount Harlan | TEXT | 7440 | 12/17/1990 | |
| Rutherford | TEXT | 6650 | 8/2/1993 | |
| Dundee Hills | TEXT | 6490 | 1/31/2005 | |
| Chiles Valley | TEXT | 6000 | 4/19/1999 | |
| Willow Creek | TEXT | 6000 | 9/19/1983 | |
| Oakville | TEXT | 5760 | 8/2/1993 | |
| Red Hill Douglas County Oregon | TEXT | 5500 | 11/14/2005 | |
| Diamond Mountain District | TEXT | 5000 | 7/31/2001 | |
| Sonoma Mountain | TEXT | 5000 | 2/22/1985 | |
| Merritt Island | TEXT | 5000 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Paicines | TEXT | 4500 | 9/15/1982 | |
| Guenoc Valley | TEXT | 4396 | 12/21/1981 | |
| Red Mountain | TEXT | 4040 | 6/11/2001 | |
| Sonoma Valley | TEXT | 4000 | 1/24/1982 | |
| Loramie Creek | TEXT | 3600 | 12/27/1982 | |
| Ribbon Ridge | TEXT | 3350 | 7/1/2005 | |
| Wild Horse Valley | TEXT | 3300 | 12/30/1988 | |
| Pacheco Pass | TEXT | 3200 | 4/11/1984 | |
| Bell Mountain | TEXT | 3200 | 11/10/1986 | |
| Salado Creek | TEXT | 2940 | 8/30/2004 | |
| Stags Leap District | TEXT | 2700 | 2/27/1989 | |
| Solano County Green Valley | TEXT | 2560 | 1/28/1983 | |
| San Ysidro District | TEXT | 2340 | 12/17/1990 | |
| Lime Kiln Valley | TEXT | 2300 | 7/6/1982 | |
| Seiad Valley | TEXT | 2160 | 6/20/1994 | |
| Texas High Plains | TEXT | 2000 | 4/1/1993 | |
| Benmore Valley | TEXT | 1440 | 11/18/1991 | |
| River Junction | TEXT | 1300 | 7/9/2001 | |
| Malibu-Newton Canyon | TEXT | 850 | 6/13/1996 | |
| Isle St. George | TEXT | 640 | 9/20/1982 | |
| Anderson Valley | TEXT | 600 | 9/19/1983 | |
| McDowell Valley | TEXT | 540 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Cayuga Lake | TEXT | 460 | 4/25/1988 | |
| El Dorado | TEXT | 416 | 11/14/1983 | |
| Cole Ranch | TEXT | 150 | 5/16/1983 | |
| North Fork of Roanoke | TEXT | 0 | 2/27/1987 | |
| Rogue Valley | TEXT | 0 | 2/22/1991 | |
| Yamhill-Carlton District | TEXT | 0 | 2/7/2005 | |
| Santa Cruz Mountains | TEXT | 0 | 1/4/1982 | |
| Applegate Valley | TEXT | 0 | 2/12/2001 | |
| Los Carneros | TEXT | 0 | 9/19/1987 | |
| Cienega Valley | TEXT | 0 | 9/20/1982 | |
| McMinnville | TEXT | 0 | 3/21/2005 | |
| Red Hills Lake County | TEXT | 0 | 9/10/2004 | |
| Augusta | TEXT | 0 | 6/20/1980 |
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