Columbia Valley AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area spanning Oregon, Washington.

Established

Nov 13, 1984

States

Oregon, Washington

Sub-AVAs

CFR section

27 CFR §9.74

The Columbia Valley 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 November 13, 1984.

It contains 10 sub-AVAs: Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, Candy Mountain, Horse Heaven Hills, Naches Heights, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, Snipes Mountain, Walla Walla Valley, and Yakima Valley.

Counties

The Columbia Valley AVA covers 23 counties:

Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Gilliam
Grant
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lincoln
Morrow
Okanogan
Sherman
Stevens
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Wasco
Whitman
Yakima

Rulemaking history

Petitioner: Walter J. Clore, a wine consultant in Prosser, Washington
CFR author: Charles N. Bacon
CFR section: 27 CFR §9.74
Established: November 13, 1984
Current boundary effective: December 13, 1984