Clear Lake AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Jun 7, 1984
State
California
Sub-AVAs
4
CFR section
27 CFR §9.99

The Clear Lake AVA is one of 340 American Viticultural Areas — federally recognized wine-growing regions defined by the TTB in 27 CFR Part 9. The AVA was established on .

Clear Lake is nested within North Coast AVA.

It contains 4 sub-AVAs: Big Valley District-Lake County, High Valley, Kelsey Bench-Lake County, and Red Hills Lake County.

Counties

The Clear Lake AVA covers 1 county:

  • Lake

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk, on behalf of the Growers of Upper Lake Valley
CFR author
Karen A. Thornton
CFR section
27 CFR §9.99
Established
June 7, 1984
Current boundary effective
July 5, 2022