Establishment of the Columbia Hills Viticultural Area
Key claim: Wineries in a defined 29,387-acre part of Klickitat County, Washington can now label wines as from the Columbia Hills appellation inside the larger Columbia Valley region.
Abstract
(Rule · Treasury Department, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) establishes the 29,387-acre “Columbia Hills” American viticultural area (AVA) in Klickitat County, Washington. The newly established AVA is located entirely within the existing Columbia Valley viticultural area. TTB designates viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.
Why this matters
Wineries in a defined 29,387-acre part of Klickitat County, Washington can now label wines as from the Columbia Hills appellation inside the larger Columbia Valley region.