El Dorado AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Nov 14, 1983
State
California
Sub-AVAs
1
CFR section
27 CFR §9.61

The El Dorado 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 .

El Dorado is nested within Sierra Foothills AVA.

It contains one sub-AVA: Fair Play.

Counties

The El Dorado AVA covers 1 county:

  • El Dorado

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Mr. A. G. Boissevain, President, El Dorado Wine Growers Association
CFR author
James A. Hunt
CFR section
27 CFR §9.61
Established
November 14, 1983
Current boundary effective
July 24, 1987