Altus AVA

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| name = Altus AVA

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 1984{{cite web |url=https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9cfdb16bbeb8c115d87f38c0bc52e68c&rgn=div8&view=text&node=27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.57&idno=27 |website=Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | title=§9.77 Altus| format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas |access-date=2008-02-04}}

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| country = United States

| part of = Arkansas, Ozark Mountain AVA, Arkansas Mountain AVA{{cite web |title=Map of Ozark Mountain American Viticultural Area |url=http://www.wineandvinesearch.com/united_states/arkansas/ozark.php |website=Wine Regions of the World |access-date=29 April 2021}}

| similar = Arkansas Mountain AVA, Augusta AVA, Hermann AVA, Ozark Highlands AVA

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| climate region = Humid subtropical

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| total size = {{convert|208000|acre|ha|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 | access-date=2008-02-08}}

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| grapes = Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Kerner, Müller-Thurgau, Muscadine, Niagara, Oraniensteiner, Scheurebe, Vignoles{{cite web |title = Altus (AVA): Appellation Profile |url= http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Altus.html | website=Appellation America | date=2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905022216/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Altus.html | archive-date=2013-09-05 | url-status=live}}

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The Altus AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Arkansas River Valley in Arkansas near the town of Altus in Franklin County. The wine region is entirely contained within the Arkansas Mountain AVA, which is in turn contained within the larger multi-state Ozark Mountain AVA. The Altus region is a plateau above the Arkansas River to the south and below the Boston Mountains to the north. The soil is gravel and loam, with a high acidity. Five wineries in the area produce nearly {{convert|1|e6USgal|L|-5}} of wine per year.