Santa Maria Valley AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area in California.

Established
Sep 4, 1981
State
California
Sub-AVAs
0
CFR section
27 CFR §9.28

The Santa Maria 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 Maria Valley is nested within Central Coast AVA.

Counties

The Santa Maria Valley AVA covers 2 counties:

  • San Luis Obispo
  • Santa Barbara

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Newhall Land and Farming Company
CFR author
Roger L. Bowling
CFR section
27 CFR §9.28
Established
September 4, 1981