AVA Activity in Oregon, Arizona, and California
This week we formally established the Lower Long Tom and the Verde Valley American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), and we proposed the creation of a new AVA called Gabilan Mountains.
Newly Established
Lower Long Tom. This approximately 25,000-acre AVA is sited in portions of Lane and Benton Counties, in Oregon. It is located within the boundaries of the existing Willamette Valley viticultural area. See Docket No. TTB–2020–0012 on Regulations.gov for all documents and public comments related to this rulemaking.
Verde Valley. This new AVA is located in Yavapai County, Arizona, and encompasses approximately 200-square miles of land. See Docket No. TTB–2020–0002 on Regulations.gov for all documents and public comments related to this rulemaking.
Bottlers who wish to label their wines with either of these new AVAs as appellations of origin must obtain a new Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) for the label, even if the currently approved label already contains another AVA appellation of origin. Please do not submit COLA applications for labels using the new AVAs until December 10, 2021, the effective date of both final rules.
Proposed
Gabilan Mountains. We propose to establish a new 98,000-acre AVA called Gabilan Mountains, located in portions of Monterey and San Benito Counties, in California. The proposed region is situated entirely within the previously established Central Coast viticultural area and would itself entirely encompass the Mt. Harlan and Chalone AVAs.
We are accepting comments through January 10, 2022, on Notice No. 206, Proposed Establishment of the Gabilan Mountains Viticultural Area. You may submit comments electronically and view copies of the proposed rule, selected supporting materials, and any comments we receive about this proposal at Regulations.gov within Docket No. TTB–2021–0009.
You also may view the proposed boundaries on our AVA Map Explorer.
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