Screenshot via: https://www.ttb.gov/images/AVA/ (accessed September 27, 2019)
It’s a good day to appreciate the government! The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States released a cool new toy tool useful for wine students and wine travelers as well.
Called the “AVA Map Explorer,” this website is a searchable map of the United States that will draw the boundaries of any AVA or AVAs you wish to research. You can toggle between street view, satellite view, and topographic views of your chosen spot, making this site useful for in-depth research on a region’s terroir as well as a handy site to find a romantic B&B.
The map tool also provides links to detailed information regarding each AVA, including its state and county, overlapping AVAs, and a link to the information in the AVAs public docket. You can even plot an address and find out if the location is within an AVA.
To try it out for yourself, just click here!
Post authored by Jane A. Nickles…your blog administrator: jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org