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Daily Wine News: America’s First AVA
Posted by Wine News | Posted on 06-15-2023
| Posted inIn VinePair, Hannah Staab shares the story of America’s first AVA: Augusta, Missouri. “In 1980, the U.S. decided to implement a method to recognize specific wine regions, inspired by the successful designation of origin systems in Europe that protect special wine regions from being replicated by imposters. Hot off of the 1976 Judgement of Paris, Napa was the talk of the town, and regarded as a shoo-in for AVA status. However, it was Augusta’s rich history and distinct terroir that gave it an edge in the eyes of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (now known as the TTB). Although it might not seem like it now, Augusta was once a thriving, innovative wine region, and its advancements contributed greatly to the world of wine as a whole…”
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