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 of Poquoson, Hampton, Newport News, and Williamsburg. At the time the petition was submitted, the proposed AVA had five commercial vineyards, covering about 112 acres. An additional 61 acres of vineyards are planned for planting in the near future. In addition, there are five wineries in the AVA.
In another action, TTB removed about 376 acres from the Santa Lucia Highlands viticultural area, and transferred 148 acres were removed from the Arroyo Seco viticultural area and added to the Santa Lucia Highlands viticultural area.