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Upper Mississippi River Valley

The Upper Mississippi River Valley appellation was established in 2009 and covers 19,144,081 acres across Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk. It contains 1 sub-appellations.

Established2009
Area19,144,081 acres · 29,913 sq miles
CountiesAllamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Buffalo, Carroll, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clark, Clayton, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Dakota, Dane, Delaware, Dodge, Dubuque, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fayette, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Green, Houston, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jackson, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Jones, Juneau, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lee, Linn, Monroe, Mower, Ogle, Olmsted, Pepin, Pierce, Richland, Rock, Rock Island, Sauk, Scott, St. Croix, Stephenson, Trempealeau, Vernon, Wabasha, Washington, Whiteside, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Winona
Contains1 smaller appellations
Federal listing27 CFR 9.216
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Inside this appellation

How it came to be

Recognised by the federal government on petition by Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA Committee.

19,144,081 acres


The boundary, as written into law

Every American wine appellation is defined in federal regulations by walking the boundary landmark by landmark. The official description of this one begins:

(1) The beginning point is on the State of Minnesota map at the intersection of Interstate Highways 94 and 494 (beltway), east of St. Paul at Oakbury in Washington County. From the beginning point, proceed east on Interstate 94, crossing over Lake St. Croix and onto the State of Wisconsin map at St. Croix County, and then continuing through Dunn County to Eau Claire County, to the intersection of Interstate Highway...

Boundary traced by the UC Davis Library from the official descriptions in federal regulation, and released under an open licence. Smoothed for manufacturing. Decorative use only, not for legal boundary determination.