Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

A federally designated American Viticultural Area spanning Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin.

Established
Jul 22, 2009
States
Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Sub-AVAs
1
CFR section
27 CFR §9.216

The Upper Mississippi 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 .

It contains one sub-AVA: Lake Wisconsin.

Counties

The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA covers 60 counties:

  • Allamakee
  • Benton
  • Black Hawk
  • Bremer
  • Buchanan
  • Buffalo
  • Carroll
  • Cedar
  • Chickasaw
  • Clark
  • Clayton
  • Clinton
  • Columbia
  • Crawford
  • Dakota
  • Dane
  • Delaware
  • Dodge
  • Dubuque
  • Dunn
  • Eau Claire
  • Fayette
  • Fillmore
  • Goodhue
  • Grant
  • Green
  • Houston
  • Howard
  • Iowa
  • Jackson
  • Jackson
  • Jo Daviess
  • Johnson
  • Jones
  • Juneau
  • La Crosse
  • Lafayette
  • Lee
  • Linn
  • Monroe
  • Mower
  • Ogle
  • Olmsted
  • Pepin
  • Pierce
  • Richland
  • Rock
  • Rock Island
  • Sauk
  • Scott
  • St. Croix
  • Stephenson
  • Trempealeau
  • Vernon
  • Wabasha
  • Washington
  • Whiteside
  • Winnebago
  • Winneshiek
  • Winona

Rulemaking history

Petitioner
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA Committee
CFR author
John J. Manfreda
CFR section
27 CFR §9.216
Established
July 22, 2009