The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA in NW Illinois, NE Iowa, SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin.
Type
American Viticultural Area
Year established
2009[1]
Country
United States
Part of
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Sub-regions
Lake Wisconsin AVA[1]
Climate region
Continental
Soil conditions
Limestone underneath silt loam and clay[2]
Total area
29,914 square miles (19,144,960 acres)[2]
Grapes produced
Marechal Foch, Frontenac, Saint Croix, Chardonel, Edelweiss[2]
The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area covering 29,914 square miles (77,477 km2; 19,144,960 acres) located along the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries in northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. Certified by the United States Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on July 22, 2009, it is the largest AVA in the United States.[1][3] The AVA encompasses an area 50 times larger than the Bordeaux wine regions of France.[4][5]
^ abc"§9.216 Upper Mississippi River Valley" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR). June 22, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ abc"Upper Mississippi River Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2008. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016.
^"Establishment of the Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area (2007R-055P)" (E9-14574). Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. June 22, 2009. pp. 29395–29401. Retrieved July 7, 2009. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^"Minnesota Grape Growers Association". MGGA.org.
^Cattell, Hudson (July 9, 2009). "TTB Approves Largest AVA: Upper Mississippi River Valley Appellation Includes Sections of Four States". Wines Vines Analytics. Wines & Vines. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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