American Viticultural Area · WA

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley is a federally-designated American Viticultural Area in WA, established in 2012. The map below shows its official TTB boundary alongside nearby AVAs.

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At a glance

Established

2012

Size

~169,000

acres

State

WA

Climate

Hot continental

Signature varietals

Riesling Chardonnay

Boundary recorded in 27 CFR Part 9 · Source: TTB

About the Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA

The Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA is one of more than 270 federally designated American Viticultural Areas in the United States. It was approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in 2012 and its boundary is recorded in 27 CFR Part 9 — the same regulation every other US AVA is defined under.

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