Santa Clara Valley AVA
A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.
The Santa Clara 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 .
Santa Clara Valley is nested within Central Coast and San Francisco Bay.
It contains 2 sub-AVAs: Pacheco Pass and San Ysidro District.
Counties
The Santa Clara Valley AVA covers 3 counties:
- Alameda
- San Benito
- Santa Clara
Rulemaking history
- CFR author
- Edward A. Reisman
- CFR section
- 27 CFR §9.126
- Established
- April 27, 1989