Ohio River Valley AVA

{{Short description|Wine region along the Ohio River}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox Wine Region

| name = Ohio River Valley

| image = TTB Map Ohio River Valley AVA.png

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 1983{{cite journal|url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68970/download?inline| journal=Federal Register | title=Establishment of the Ohio River Valley Viticultural Area| publisher= Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury | format=27 CFR 9 [T.D. ATF-144; Re: Notice No. 442] Final Rule |volume=48|issue=174|pages=40377-40380 |date=1983-09-07}}{{PD-notice}}
2013 Amend{{cite journal |title=Establishment of the Indiana Uplands Viticultural Area and Modification of the Ohio River Valley Viticultural Area |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-02-05/pdf/2013-02454.pdf |journal=Federal Register |publisher=Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury |format=27 CFR 9 [Docket No. TTB–2012–0004; T.D. TTB–110; Re: Notice No. 129] RIN 1513–AB46 Final Rule|volume=78|issue=24| pages=8018-8022|date=2013-02-05}}{{PD-notice}}

| wine years = {{years ago|1850}}

| country = United States

| part of = Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia

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| sub regions = Kanawha River Valley AVA

| season = 175 days

| climate region = Continental/humid subtropical

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| precipitation = {{cvt|35|to(-)|40|in}}

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| total size = {{convert|26000|sqmi|acre|order=flip}}

| planted = {{convert|570|acre}}

| vineyards = 463

| grapes = Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catawba, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Concord, De Chaunac, Marechal Foch, Melon, Merlot, Niagara, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Reliance, Riesling, Rougeon, Roussanne, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, Seyval blanc, Steuben, Syrah, Traminette, Vidal blanc, Viognier{{cite web | website=Appellation America |date=2007 | url=http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Ohio-River-Valley.html |title=Ohio River Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002092611/http://wine.appellationamerica.com:80/wine-region/Ohio-River-Valley.html | archive-date=2018-10-02|url-status=live | access-date=2008-01-22}}

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| wineries = 18

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Ohio River Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) centered on the Ohio River, the vast Ohio River Valley and its adjacent terrain. It was established on September 6, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mr. John A. Garrett, proprietor of Villa Milan Vineyards located in Milan, Indiana, proposing the multi-state viticultural area known as "Ohio River Valley."{{cite web |title= Petition to Establish "Ohio River Valley" Viticultural Area |author1=Garrett, John A.| url=https://www.ttb.gov/media/68971/download?inline | website=TTB.gov| publisher=Villa Milan Vineyards |date=1982-05-10}}{{PD-notice}} It is the United States' second largest wine appellation of origin, behind Upper Mississippi Valley, encompassing {{convert|26000|sqmi|acre|order=flip}} through portions of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. The area mostly cultivates hybrid grapes like Baco noir, Marechal Foch, Seyval blanc and Vidal with Vitis vinifera varieties such as Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Petit Manseng and Riesling being the most common. In 2013, the viticultural area was reduced by approximately {{cvt|1530|sqmi|acre}} when the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) established Indiana Uplands AVA adjacent to the Ohio River Valley's border in Indiana.