Monterey AVA
A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.
The Monterey 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 .
Monterey is nested within Central Coast AVA.
It contains 6 sub-AVAs: Arroyo Seco, Hames Valley, San Bernabe, San Lucas, Santa Lucia, and Highlands.
Counties
The Monterey AVA covers 1 county:
- Monterey
Rulemaking history
- CFR author
- Lori D. Weins
- CFR section
- 27 CFR §9.98
- Established
- June 15, 1984
- Current boundary effective
- February 27, 1987