Russian River Valley AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Nov 21, 1983
State
California
Sub-AVAs
3
CFR section
27 CFR §9.66

The Russian River Valley 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 .

Russian River Valley is nested within North Coast, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast.

It contains 3 sub-AVAs: Alexander Valley, Chalk Hill, and Green Valley of Russian River Valley.

Counties

The Russian River Valley AVA covers 1 county:

  • Sonoma

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Russian River Valley Winegrowers
CFR author
Nancy Sutton
CFR section
27 CFR §9.66
Established
November 21, 1983
Current boundary effective
October 11, 2005