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Grand River Valley

Sub-zone

Grand River Valley is a named sub-zone of Lake Erie in the United States, covering 32,353 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Grand River Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Lake Erie
Protected since
1983-11-21
Area
32,353 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
14.37 × 38.81 km
Centre
41.7244° N, 81.0831° W
State
OH
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.87
Petitioner
Anthony P. Debevec, President of Chalet Debonne Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km east of Painesville
Nearest city
22 km east of Mentor 46,901 people
To the sea
463 km
Lakes nearby
Erie (10 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Ribera del Duero (Spain), Cesanese del Piglio (Italy), Povardarie (North Macedonia), Стамболово (Bulgaria)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
174–337 m
Mean elevation
242 m

Measured over the whole outline on 25,070 elevation cells of about 114 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 3

Within

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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