Alexandria Lakes AVA

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| name = Alexandria Lakes AVA

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 2005{{cite web | url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9cfdb16bbeb8c115d87f38c0bc52e68c&rgn=div8&view=text&node=27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.157&idno=27 |website= Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | title=§ 9.177 Alexandria Lakes | date=2008-02-05| format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas | access-date=2007-11-15}}

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| country = United States

| part of = Minnesota

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| climate region = Continental

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| total size = {{convert|10800|acre|sqmi|0}}{{cite web |website=Wine Institute |date=2008 |url=http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |title=American Viticultural Areas by State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115948/http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |archive-date=2008-01-27 }}

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| wineries = 1{{cite web |title=Alexandria Lakes (AVA): Appellation Profile |url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Alexandria-Lakes.html |website=Appellation America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106200030/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Alexandria-Lakes.html |archive-date=2014-11-06 |date=2005 |url-status=live}}

| wine produced = Malbec, Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Alexandria Lakes AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Douglas County, Minnesota, near the city of Alexandria. Alexandria Lakes was the first AVA to be created in Minnesota. The AVA was created in 2005 as the result of a successful petition to the United States Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau by the owners of Carlos Creek Winery, a winery near the city of Alexandria in the state of Minnesota.{{cite web | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3488/is_10_86/ai_n15726821 |title=Minnesota gets first AVA| website=Wines and Vines|date=2005-10-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208124455/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3488/is_10_86/ai_n15726821| archive-date=2008-02-08 }}