Mississippi Delta AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area spanning Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee.

Established

Jul 7, 1984

States

Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee

Sub-AVAs

CFR section

27 CFR §9.96

The Mississippi Delta AVA is one of 340 American Viticultural Areas — federally recognized wine-growing regions defined by the TTB in 27 CFR Part 9. It is also known as Yazoo Basin, Delta. The AVA was established on July 7, 1984.

Counties

The Mississippi Delta AVA covers 20 counties:

Bolivar
Carroll
Coahoma
DeSoto
Grenada
Holmes
Humphreys
Issaquena
Leflore
Madison
Panola
Quitman
Sharkey
Sunflower
Tallahatchie
Tate
Tunica
Warren
Washington
Yazoo

Rulemaking history

Petitioner: Samuel H. Rushing, The Winery Rushing
CFR author: Steve Simon
CFR section: 27 CFR §9.96
Established: July 7, 1984