Columbia Gorge AVA

Columbia Gorge is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located on the 40-mile long (64 km) Columbia River Gorge landform along the Columbia River for 15 miles (24 km) between the south-central Washington and north-central Oregon state border. It was established as the nation's 152nd, Washington's sixth and Oregon's seventh appellation on May 10, 2004 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mark Wharry on behalf of the Columbia River Gorge Wine Growers Association (CGWA), proposing the viticultural area named "Columbia Gorge." The 179,200-acre (280 sq mi) appellation is located about 60 miles (97 km) east of Portland, Oregon, encompassing Hood River, Oregon, and White Salmon, Washington, and bordered by B Z Corner, Washington, on the north; Lyle, Washington, on the east; Parkdale, Oregon, on the south; and Vinzenz Lausmann State Park, Oregon, on the west. The area lies due west with an adjacent border to the vast Columbia Valley viticultural area. Due to the significant gradations of climate and geography found in the gorge, the AVA exhibits a wide range of terroir in a relatively small region and is marketed as a "world of wine in 40 miles". Columbia Gorge extends across the Hood River and Wasco counties in Oregon, and the Skamania and Klickitat counties in Washington. The region stretches from Hood River, Orego

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