Category Archives: AVA

Arizona’s Verde Valley Now a Viti Area

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the approximately 200-square mile “Verde Valley” viticultural area (AVA) in Yavapai County, Arizona. The Verde Valley viticultural area is not located within any other established viticultural area. The action was in … Continue reading

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TTB Establishes Virginia Peninsula AVA, Modifies 2 Others

Williamsburg Winery petitioned Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau to establish the 673,059-acre Virginia Peninsula viticultural area in southeastern Virginia.  It includes the counties of James City, York, New Kent, and Charles City, as well as the independent cities … Continue reading

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TTB Proposes 2 New AVAs

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau proposed to establish the 34,155-acre “Paulsell Valley” viticultural area in Stanislaus County, Calif. and the “Rocky Reach” AVA in parts of  Chelan and Douglas Counties, Wash. The proposed  Rocky Reach AVA is entirely within … Continue reading

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TTB Adds Royal Slope to Washington State’s AVAs

Royal Slope is the newest American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington State. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) published the final rule for Royal Slope today, Sept. 2, 2020, to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing … Continue reading

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Tualatin Hills AVA Granted Official Status

Tualatin Hills is the newest Oregon American Viticultural Area (AVA) established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The designation highlights a unique grape-growing region characterized by its northernmost location within the Willamette Valley, due west of … Continue reading

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