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Over the line: The complexities of US cross-state-border AVAs
How political boundaries impact AVA labelling and regulations in America's Pacific Northwest...
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Crystal Springs of Napa Valley aims for appellation status
Proposal for new American Viticultural Area is being considered by US officials...
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Santa Rita Hills AVA and must try wines
And 10 top wines to look out for...
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Santa Maria Valley AVA and must try wines
The first region in Santa Barbara County to receive AVA status...
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Santa Barbara County AVA – plus top wines top try
A region proving itself a world-class wine making region...
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Ballard Canyon AVA and must try wines
Where Syrah is taking centre stage....
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Top wines from the Coombsville AVA
Cathy Huyghe visits Coombsville in Napa Valley...
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Winemakers rally to oppose ban on new vineyards in newly-created Malibu Coast AVA
Only months after the creation of the new Malibu Cast AVA, winemakers are battling with local authorities to stop a ban on new vineyard plantings coming into force.
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California’s Malibu Coast winemakers secure AVA status
The Malibu coastline outside Los Angeles has become California's newest American Viticultural Area (AVA), which winemakers hope will raise the region’s profile.
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Decanter travel guide: Finger Lakes, New York
A hidden gem of a wine region with stunning scenery, down-to earth hospitality, diverse outdoor activities – and plenty to eat and drink, says Howard G Goldberg. Published in the June 2011 issue.
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Sonoma producers protest new labelling law
Small producers in Sonoma County are angered by new legislation requiring them to label their wines Sonoma County even if they are part of specific sub-appellations.
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New California AVAs to know about
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US consumers ‘confused’ by multiple Sonoma AVAs
Sonoma Valley has announced the launch of a new campaign to differentiate the region from the larger Sonoma Coast and even larger Sonoma County AVA.
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What makes Los Carneros AVA suitable for sparkling wine? – ask Decanter
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Paso Robles AVA producers apply to form sub-appellations
Winemakers in California's Paso Robles have applied to split the American Viticultural Area into 11 new sub-appellations to highlight its diversity to consumers.
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Malibu Coast AVA growers fight on over planting ban
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Elkton Oregon AVA approved in US
Elkton Oregon has been approved as the latest American Viticultural Area in the US.
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New AVA proposed in upstate New York
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Virginia: America’s Old World
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Willamette Valley gains another AVA
Chehalem Mountains has been given its own AVA (American Viticultural Area), making it Oregon's 15th delineated viticultural area.
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Decanter travel guide: Oregon, US
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Decanter travel guide: Washington State
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New AVA for Washington
Washington’s Rattlesnake Hills will soon become this Pacific Northwest state’s ninth federal appellation.
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The US Appellation system
The US appellation system, a mish-mash of countless AVAs, has come under fire for violating its own rules. LINDA MURPHY questions its value
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The New World’s Most Exciting New Terroirs
As regionality continues to emerge in the New World, we asked our leading experts in each country to pick out the single most exciting terroir to look for and three wines from each to prove it
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Clinton backs AVA for Niagara Escarpment
New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is backing the creation of a new US winegrowing region – Niagara Escarpment.
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Niagara Escarpment AVA approved
The Niagara Escarpment Viticultural Area is the latest AVA in New York State to be approved by the government.
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Ramona Valley new AVA
The Ramona Valley has become the third wine growing region of Southern California to be granted AVA status.
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World’s largest wine appellation comes into being
The USA will soon have the world's largest wine appellation - the 4m hectare Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.
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New California AVA: world’s smallest?
The United States is soon to have the distinction of hosting the worlds largest and smallest appellations.
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Calistoga latest AVA
Calistoga has become the latest American Viticultural Area – over five years since an initial application was filed.
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Two more AVAs approved
Two new American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) have been approved.
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