American Viticultural Area in western Iowa and northwestern Missouri
Loess Hills District AVA
Wine region
Type
American Viticultural Area
Year established
2016[1]
Country
United States
Part of
Iowa, Missouri
Other regions in Iowa, Missouri
Upper Mississippi Valley AVA
Climate region
Continental[2]
Soil conditions
Deep glacial loess (up to 300 feet (91 m))[1]
Total area
12,897 square miles (8,254,080 acres)[1]
Size of planted vineyards
112 acres (45 ha)[1]
No. of vineyards
66[1]
Varietals produced
Chambourcin, Noiret and Norton[2]
No. of wineries
13[2]
Loess Hills District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in western Iowa and northwestern Missouri established on April 4, 2016 by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).[1]
TTB received a petition from Shirley Frederiksen, on behalf of the Western Iowa Grape Growers Association and the Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development organization proposing the establishment of the “Loess Hills District.” The district is a long, narrow north–south orientated swath of land along the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers, covering 12,897 square miles (8,254,080 acres) from Hawarden, Iowa, to Craig, Missouri. There are approximately 66 commercially-producing vineyards covering a total of 112 acres (45 ha) distributed throughout the AVA, along with 13 wineries.[1] Loess Hills District is not a sub-region within any established AVA.[2]
^ abcdefg"Establishment of the Loess Hills District Viticultural Area" (27 CFR 9 [Docket No. TTB–2015–0009; T.D. TTB–135; Ref: Notice No. 153] RIN 1513–AC20 Final rule). Federal Register. 81 (42). Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury: 11113–11116. March 3, 2016. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ abcd"Loess Hills District Wine". Wine-Searcher. 2016.
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