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August 5, 2022March 19, 2015 by Tara Good

Loosening AVA Regulations: Who benefits if wines can be ‘finished’ in adjacent states? Washington, D.C.—An unusual proposal from the Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) would allow wines to be labeled with the grapes’ AVA of origin, if “fully finished” in an adjacent state. TTB notice 147 was, the bureau stated, “in response to comments TTB received … Read more

TTB proposes adjacent state AVA

August 5, 2022February 17, 2015 by Tara Good

The TTB has issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would change how American Viticultural Areas (AVA) can be used on a wine label. The TTB is proposing that wineries in adjacent states be allowed to use the single-state AVA from the bordering state. To use the “Finger Lakes” as an example, a … Read more