Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA, Candy Mountain AVA, Goose Gap AVA, Horse Heaven Hills AVA, Naches Heights AVA, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Red Mountain AVA, Rocky Reach AVA, Royal Slope AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA, The Burn of Columbia Valley AVA, Wahluke Slope AVA, Walla Walla Valley AVA, White Bluffs AVA, Yakima Valley AVA
Soil conditions
Layers of glacial debris, stream erosion, airborne volcanic & non-volcanic sediment, sand, fine gravel-sized pumice & loam[1]
Total area
24,040 acres (38 sq mi)[1]
Size of planted vineyards
260 acres (105 ha)[2]
Grapes produced
Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, and Chardonnay[2]
No. of wineries
16[2]
Lake Chelan is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington state. The appellation lies about 112 miles (180 km) northeast of Seattle located in north-central Washington's Lake Chelan Valley and is a sub-appellation of the vast Columbia Valley AVA. It lies east of the Puget Sound viticultural area and north or west of the other Washington State viticultural areas. It borders the Columbia Valley viticultural area on is eastern side and does not include any portion of other Washington viticultural areas except the Columbia Valley AVA.[1]
Lake Chelan encompasses 24,040 acres (38 sq mi) in the southern and eastern portions of the valley and the surrounding Cascade foothills suitable for viticulture. As of 2009, only 260 acres (105 ha) were cultivated producing wine for fifteen wineries. While viticulture has existed in the region since 1891, the area was established as a federally designated wine region by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau {TTB), Treasury on May 29, 2009 as the state's 11th AVA. The petition to TTB was submitted by Alan J. Busacca, PhD, a geologist licensed in Washington State and a nationally certified professional soil scientist with Vinitas Vineyard Consultants, on behalf of the Lake Chelan Wine Growers Association to establish a registered viticultural area named "Lake Chelan."[1]
^ abcdef"Establishment of the Lake Chelan Viticultural Area (2007R-103P)" (27 CFR 9 [TTB Docket No. 2008–0006; T.D. TTB–76; Re: Notice No. 87] RIN 1513–AB42 Final Rule). Federal Register. 74 (81). Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau {TTB), Treasury: 19409–19416. April 29, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ abc"Lake Chelan (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
LakeChelan is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Washington state. The appellation lies about 112 miles (180 km) northeast of Seattle located in...
LakeChelan (/ʃəˈlæn/ shə-LAN) is a narrow, 50.5 mi (81.3 km) long lake in Chelan County, north-central Washington state, U.S. It is an overdeepened lake...
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characteristics. They are Ancient Lakes of the Columbia Valley, Candy Mountain, Goose Gap, Horse Heaven Hills, Rattlesnake Hills, LakeChelan, Naches Heights, Red...
Royal Slope is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Adams and Grant Counties in central Washington state. Royal Slope is the state's 15th...
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, also locally called "Ancient Lakes", is an American Viticultural Area {AVA) which lies on the western edge of the Columbia...
State, Malbec is planted in the LakeChelanAVA where it has consistently produced wines of exceptional quality. Other AVAs in the United States producing...
stand-alone varietal. In north-central Washington State, within the LakeChelanAVA, a small but impressive planting (C R Sandidge Wines Purtteman Estate...
The Burn of Columbia Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Klickitat County in south-central Washington on the north banks of the...
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Puget Sound is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in northwest portion of Washington state encompassing Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason...
Horse Heaven Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in southeastern Washington lying in portions of Klickitat, Yakima, and Benton counties, north...
Washington State LakeChelanAVA (C R Sandidge Wines Purtteman Estate vineyard). There are also some plantings in the Oregon AVAs of Umpqua Valley AVA and Southern...
Naches Heights is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in Yakima County, Washington. The AVA was recognized officially by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and...
Wahluke Slope is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located within Grant County, Washington established on January 6. 2006 by the Alcohol and Tobacco...
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