Lake Erie AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area spanning New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.

Established
Nov 21, 1983
States
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Sub-AVAs
2
CFR section
27 CFR §9.83

The Lake Erie 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 .

It contains 2 sub-AVAs: Grand River Valley and Isle St. George.

Counties

The Lake Erie AVA covers 16 counties:

  • Cattaraugus
  • Chautauqua
  • Erie
  • Ashtabula
  • Cuyahoga
  • Erie
  • Geauga
  • Huron
  • Lake
  • Lorain
  • Lucas
  • Ottawa
  • Sandusky
  • Summit
  • Wood
  • Erie

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
William A. Gulvin, Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Lake Erie Viticultural Area
CFR author
Robert L. White
CFR section
27 CFR §9.83
Established
November 21, 1983