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List of AVAs by Establishment Date

The following table lists the AVAs in order of the date they were established. The establishment date is the date the final rule published in the Federal Register.

Page Last Updated: May 15, 2024

AVA NameState(s)Establishment Date
AugustaMO6/20/1980
Napa ValleyCA1/28/1981
Santa Maria ValleyCA8/5/1981
FennvilleMI9/18/1981
San Pasquale ValleyCA9/23/1981
Guenoc ValleyCA11/19/1981
McDowell ValleyCA12/4/1981
Santa Cruz MountainsCA12/4/1981
Sonoma ValleyCA12/4/1981
Leelanau PeninsulaMI3/30/1982
Edna ValleyCA5/12/1982
Lancaster ValleyPA5/12/1982
Hudson River RegionNY6/4/1982
Lime Kiln ValleyCA6/4/1982
ChaloneCA6/14/1982
PaicinesCA8/16/1982
Cienega ValleyCA8/19/1982
Isle St. GeorgeOH8/20/1982
Livermore ValleyCA9/1/1982
Finger LakesNY9/1/1982
Suisun ValleyCA11/24/1982
Loramie CreekOH11/26/1982
Carmel ValleyCA12/14/1982
California Shenandoah ValleyCA12/28/1982
Shenandoah ValleyVA, WV12/28/1982
Solano County Green ValleyCA12/29/1982
Rocky KnobVA1/12/1983
Yakima ValleyWA4/4/1983
Arroyo SecoCA4/15/1983
Cole RanchCA4/15/1983
North Fork of RoanokeVA4/15/1983
Santa Ynez ValleyCA4/15/1983
Merritt IslandCA5/17/1983
Dry Creek ValleyCA8/4/1983
Anderson ValleyCA8/18/1983
HermannMO8/18/1983
Los CarnerosCA8/18/1983
LinganoreMD8/18/1983
Willow CreekCA8/18/1983
York MountainCA8/24/1983
Ohio River ValleyIN, KY, OH, WV9/7/1983
North CoastCA9/21/1983
FiddletownCA10/4/1983
Paso RoblesCA10/4/1983
CatoctinMD10/13/1983
El DoradoCA10/13/1983
Lake Michigan ShoreMI10/13/1983
Potter ValleyCA10/13/1983
Chalk HillCA10/21/1983
Grand River ValleyOH10/21/1983
Knights ValleyCA10/21/1983
Lake ErieNY, OH, PA10/21/1983
Russian River ValleyCA10/21/1983
Green Valley of Russian River ValleyCA11/21/1983
Willamette ValleyOR12/1/1983
Howell MountainCA12/30/1983
ClarksburgCA1/23/1984
MonticelloVA1/23/1984
Walla Walla ValleyOR, WA

2/6/1984

 (complete boundary revision  2/26/2001)

Pacheco PassCA3/12/1984
Central Delaware ValleyNJ, PA3/19/1984
Southeastern New EnglandCT, RI, MA3/28/1984
Umpqua ValleyOR3/29/1984
Clear LakeCA5/8/1984
AltusAR5/30/1984
MendocinoCA6/15/1984
MontereyCA6/15/1984
Mississippi DeltaLA, MS, TN8/30/1984
Temecula ValleyCA10/23/1984
Alexander ValleyCA10/24/1984
SonoitaAZ10/26/1984
Columbia ValleyOR, WA11/13/1984
MaderaCA12/12/1984
Martha’s VineyardMA1/3/1985
Sonoma MountainCA1/23/1985
Mesilla ValleyNM, TX2/14/1985
The Hamptons, Long IslandNY5/16/1985
Northern SonomaCA5/17/1985
Cumberland ValleyMD, PA7/23/1985
Mimbres ValleyNM11/21/1985
North YubaCA7/30/1985
South CoastCA11/21/1985
Central CoastCA10/24/1985
LodiCA2/13/1986
Kanawha River ValleyWV4/8/1986
Ozark MountainAR, MO, OK7/2/1986
Arkansas MountainAR9/26/1986
Bell MountainTX10/10/1986
North Fork of Long IslandNY10/10/1986
San LucasCA1/29/1987
Northern Neck George Washington BirthplaceVA4/21/1987
Old Mission PeninsulaMI6/8/1987
Sonoma CoastCA6/11/1987
Ozark HighlandsMO8/31/1987
San BenitoCA10/5/1987
Sierra FoothillsCA11/18/1987
Ben Lomond MountainCA12/9/1987
Middle Rio Grande ValleyNM2/2/1988
Western Connecticut HighlandsCT2/9/1988
Cayuga LakeNY3/25/1988
Warren HillsNJ8/8/1988
Wild Horse ValleyCA11/30/1988
Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill CountryTX12/22/1988
Stags Leap DistrictCA1/27/1989
Santa Clara ValleyCA3/28/1989
Arroyo Grande ValleyCA1/4/1990
Mt. VeederCA2/20/1990
Mt. HarlanCA11/15/1990
San Ysidro DistrictCA11/15/1990
Virginia’s Eastern ShoreVA1/2/1991
Rogue ValleyOR1/23/1991
Benmore ValleyCA10/18/1991
Grand ValleyCO11/25/1991
Texas Hill CountryTX11/29/1991
Atlas PeakCA1/22/1992
Escondido ValleyTX5/15/1992
Santa Lucia HighlandsCA5/15/1992
Texas High PlainsTX3/2/1993
Dunnigan HillsCA5/13/1993
Spring Mountain DistrictCA5/13/1993
OakvilleCA7/2/1993
RutherfordCA7/2/1993
Lake WisconsinWI1/5/1994
Hames ValleyCA3/25/1994
Seiad ValleyCA5/19/1994
Cucamonga ValleyCA3/31/1995
St. HelenaCA9/11/1995
Puget SoundWA10/4/1995
Malibu-Newton CanyonCA6/13/1996
Redwood ValleyCA12/23/1996
Mendocino RidgeCA10/27/1997
Texas Davis MountainsTX3/11/1998
Yorkville HighlandsCA4/7/1998
Diablo GrandeCA6/22/1998
San Francisco BayCA1/20/1999
Chiles ValleyCA2/17/1999
YountvilleCA3/19/1999
Applegate ValleyOR12/14/2000
Fair PlayCA2/26/2001
West ElksCO3/6/2001
Red MountainWA4/10/2001
River JunctionCA5/9/2001
Long IslandNY5/15/2001
Sta. Rita HillsCA5/31/2001
Diamond Mountain DistrictCA6/1/2001
RockpileCA2/28/2002
Yadkin ValleyNC12/9/2002
Capay ValleyCA12/20/2002
Seneca LakeNY7/3/2003
Bennett ValleyCA10/30/2003
Oak Knoll District of Napa ValleyCA2/25/2004
Columbia GorgeOR, WA5/10/2004
Salado CreekCA6/29/2004
San BernabeCA6/29/2004
Red Hills Lake CountyCA7/12/2004
Dundee HillsOR11/30/2004
Southern OregonOR12/8/2004
Yamhill-CarltonOR12/9/2004
McMinnvilleOR1/18/2005
Trinity LakesCA2/28/2005
Ribbon RidgeOR6/1/2005
Alexandria LakesMN7/1/2005
High ValleyCA7/1/2005
Horse Heaven HillsWA7/1/2005
Niagara EscarpmentNY9/8/2005
Dos RiosCA10/14/2005
Red Hill Douglas County, OregonOR10/14/2005
Ramona ValleyCA12/7/2005
TexomaTX12/7/2005
Wahluke SlopeWA12/7/2005
CoveloCA2/16/2006
Rattlesnake HillsWA2/16/2006
San Antonio ValleyCA6/8/2006
Alta MesaCA7/17/2006
Borden RanchCA7/17/2006
Clements HillsCA7/17/2006
Cosumnes RiverCA7/17/2006
Eola-Amity HillsOR7/17/2006
JahantCA7/17/2006
Mokelumne RiverCA7/17/2006
Saddle Rock-MalibuCA7/17/2006
SloughhouseCA7/17/2006
Tracy HillsCA11/8/2006
Chehalem MountainsOR11/27/2006
Shawnee HillsIL11/27/2006
Outer Coastal PlainNJ2/9/2007
Snake River ValleyID, OR3/9/2007
Lehigh ValleyPA3/11/2008
Swan CreekNC4/25/2008
Leona ValleyCA10/29/2008
Snipes MountainWA1/21/2009
Haw River ValleyNC3/30/2009
Lake ChelanWA4/29/2009
Upper Mississippi River ValleyIA, IL,  MN, WI6/22/2009
Happy Canyon of Santa BarbaraCA10/8/2009
CalistogaCA12/8/2009
Sierra PelonaCA7/22/2010
Antelope Valley of the California High DesertCA5/24/2011
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale PeakCA10/27/2011
CoombsvilleCA12/14/2011
Fort Ross-SeaviewCA12/14/2011
Naches HeightsWA12/14/2011
Wisconsin LedgeWI3/22/2012
Ancient Lakes of Columbia ValleyWA10/18/2012
Inwood ValleyCA9/13/2012
Middleburg, VirginiaVA9/13/2012
Elkton, OROR2/5/2013
Indiana UplandsIN2/5/2013
Ballard CanyonCA10/2/2013
Big Valley District-Lake CountyCA10/2/2013
Moon Mountain District Sonoma CountyCA10/2/2013
Kelsey Bench-Lake CountyCA10/2/2013
Malibu CoastCA7/18/2014
Upper Hiwassee HighlandsGA, NC7/18/2014
Manton ValleyCA8/1/2014
Adelaida DistrictCA10/9/2014
Creston DistrictCA10/9/2014
Eagle Peak Mendocino CountyCA10/9/2014
El Pomar DistrictCA10/9/2014
Paso Robles Estrella DistrictCA10/9/2014
Paso Robles Geneseo DistrictCA10/9/2014
Paso Robles Highlands DistrictCA10/9/2014
Paso Robles Willow Creek DistrictCA10/9/2014
San Juan CreekCA10/9/2014
San Miguel DistrictCA10/9/2014
Santa Margarita RanchCA10/9/2014
Templeton Gap DistrictCA10/9/2014
The Rocks District of Milton-FreewaterOR2/19/2015
Fountaingrove DistrictCA2/18/2015
Squaw Valley-MiramonteCA8/7/2015
Eagle FoothillsID11/25/2015
Los Olivos DistrictCA1/21/2016
LamorindaCA2/24/2016
Loess Hills DistrictIA, MO3/3/2016
Lewis-Clark ValleyID, WA4/20/2016
Tip of the MittMI7/21/2016
Champlain Valley of New YorkNY8/22/2016
WillcoxAZ9/12/2016
Appalachian High CountryNC, TN, VA10/27/2016
Petaluma GapCA12/7/2017
Cape May PeninsulaNJ4/6/2018
Dahlonega PlateauGA6/29/2018
Upper HudsonNY12/6/2018
Van Duzer CorridorOR12/14/2018
Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson CountyNC7/19/2019
Eastern Connecticut HighlandsCT10/10/2019
Tualatin HillsOR6/3/2020
Laurelwood DistrictOR6/3/2020
Alisos CanyonCA8/25/2020
Royal SlopeWA9/2/2020
Candy MountainWA9/25/2020
Tehachapi MountainsCA11/19/2020
Palos Verdes PeninsulaCA6/17/2021
White BluffsWA6/17/2021
The Burn of Columbia ValleyWA6/17/2021
Goose GapWA7/1/2021
UlupalakuaHI7/1/2021
Virginia PeninsulaVA8/25/2021
Verde ValleyAZ11/10/2021
Lower Long TomOR11/10/2021
San Luis Obispo Coast (SLO Coast)CA3/9/2022
West Sonoma CoastCA5/23/2022
Mt. Pisgah, Polk County, OregonOR6/3/2022
Paulsell ValleyCA6/3/2022
Rocky ReachWA6/3/2022
Upper Lake ValleyCA6/3/2022
Gabilan MountainsCA8/15/2022
Long Valley-Lake CountyCA7/5/2023
Winters HighlandsCA8/29/2023
Contra CostaCA3/15/2024
ComptcheCA4/8/2024
Yucaipa ValleyCA4/25/2024
Upper CumberlandTN5/15/2024

 

Last updated: May 15, 2024