San Benito AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Nov 4, 1987
State
California
Sub-AVAs
3
CFR section
27 CFR §9.110

The San Benito 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 .

San Benito is nested within Central Coast AVA.

It contains 3 sub-AVAs: Cienega Valley, Lime Kiln Valley, and Paicines.

Counties

The San Benito AVA covers 1 county:

  • San Benito

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Almaden Vineyards
CFR author
Steve Simon
CFR section
27 CFR §9.110
Established
November 4, 1987