Loess Hills District AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area spanning Iowa, Missouri.

Established

Mar 3, 2016

States

Iowa, Missouri

Sub-AVAs

CFR section

27 CFR §9.255

The Loess Hills District 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 March 3, 2016.

Counties

The Loess Hills District AVA covers 19 counties:

Fremont
Page
Mills
Montgomery
Pottawattamie
Cass
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Monona
Crawford
Carroll
Woodbury
Ida
Sac
Plymouth
Sioux
Atchison
Holt

Rulemaking history

Petitioner: Shirley Frederiksen, Western Iowa Grape Growers Association and the Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Organization
CFR author: Karen A. Thornton
CFR section: 27 CFR §9.255
Established: March 3, 2016