San Francisco Bay AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established

Mar 22, 1999

State

California

Sub-AVAs

CFR section

27 CFR §9.157

The San Francisco Bay 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 22, 1999.

San Francisco Bay is nested within Central Coast AVA.

It contains 5 sub-AVAs: Lamorinda, Livermore Valley, Pacheco Pass, San Ysidro District, and Santa Clara Valley.

Counties

The San Francisco Bay AVA covers 7 counties:

Alameda
Contra Costa
San Benito
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz

Rulemaking history

Petitioner: Wente Bros.
CFR author: David W. Brokaw
CFR section: 27 CFR §9.157
Established: March 22, 1999