Texas Wine Regions and AVA's

Question 1

What does AVA stand for?

Answer 1

American Viticulture Area.

Defined: An AVA is a designated wine grape growing region in the US distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau (TTB)

Question 2

What are the two biggest AVA’s in Texas?

Answer 2

1) Texas Hill Country
2) Texas High Plains

Question 3

Where are most of the grapes grown in Texas?

Answer 3

Texas High Plains AVA near Lubbock

Question 4

Where are the most wineries located in Texas?

Answer 4

Texas Hill Country AVA near Fredericksburg

Question 5

How many Texas AVA’s are there?

Answer 5

Eight

Question 6

There are two Texas AVA’s located within the Texas Hill Country AVA. What are they?

Answer 6

1) Bell Mountain
2) Fredericksburg

Question 7

What are the 8 AVA’s in Texas?

Answer 7

1) Texas High Plains
2) Texas Hill Country
3) Bell Mountain
4) Fredericksburg
5) Texas Davis Mountains
6) Escondido Valley
7) Mesilla Valley
8) Texoma

Question 8

There are 5 Texas wine regions (not AVA’s). What are they?

Answer 8

1) High Plains and Panhandle
2) North Texas
3) West Texas
4) Hill Country
5) Southeast Texas and Gulf Coast

Question 9

Define AVA:

Answer 9

An AVA is a designated wine grape growing region in the U.S. distinguishable by geographic features with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau (TTB)

Question 10

What two main grapes grow well in the humid warm climates of Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast?

Answer 10

1) Blanc du Bois
2) Black Spanish