an organizationTTB
also: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
The US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: it rules on AVA petitions, writes them into 27 CFR part 9, and approves every label that goes on a bottle.
How it is done Cited
An AVA petition has to show the name is already used for the place, propose a boundary, and show the growing conditions differ from the ground around it. Nothing in the rule speaks to quality.
Facts
| country | United States |
|---|---|
| kind | appellation |
| status | open |
| region | California, Oregon |
| where | 38.9000, -77.0300 (town) · OpenStreetMap · open in maps Cited |
| links | TTB — AVAs · 27 CFR part 9 |
| confidence | high · updated 2026-09-16 |
Its kin
wordAVAThe instrument it administers.and of this page it says: The bureau that rules on the petitions.regionSanta Maria ValleyEstablished under its predecessor bureau in 1981.regionSta. Rita HillsAnd renamed by the TTB in 2005 after a trademark objection.
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Sources
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