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The Online Encyclopedia and Directory of Wine Producing Regions and AVAs (Appellations) In California, Oregon and Washington

At a glance…

*We’re defining:

1. a Primary AVA as an AVA not contained in a larger AVA
2. a Sub AVA as an AVA that is totally encompassed by a larger one

Major California, Oregon and Washington Wine AVAs and Regions

This page provides geographic information for Winegrape growing regions. The main AVAs in California, Oregon and Washington and one well known wine producing region each have links to individual AVA Encyclopedia pages that provide geographical and climate information as well as listings of other, “sub AVAs”.

Primary AVAs

There are a number of smaller AVAs contained in each of these larger AVAs or regions. The details for each are provided in the page dedicated to the primary AVA.