AVA

The acronym for American Viticultural Area. An AVA is defined as “a delimited grape growing region, distinguished by geographical features, the boundaries of which have been recognized and defined.” On United States wine labels, such place names as Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Columbia Valley, and so on are all AVAs. There are now more than 203 AVAs in the United States.

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