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Walla Walla Valley

Sub-zone

Walla Walla Valley is a named sub-zone of Columbia Valley in the United States, covering 131,410 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Walla Walla Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Columbia Valley
Protected since
1984-01-12
Area
131,410 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
42.07 × 50.74 km
Centre
46.0183° N, 118.4760° W
State
OR, WA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.91
Petitioner
Mr. Gaynor S. Derby of Spring Valley Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
7.6 km west of College Place
Nearest city
11 km west of Walla Walla 32,237 people
To the sea
329 km
Same latitude
Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco (Italy), AOC Genève (Switzerland), Subotica (Serbia), Côte roannaise (France), Prigorje-Bilogora (Croatia)

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

Terrain

Elevation
122–857 m
Mean elevation
322 m

Measured over the whole outline on 117,778 elevation cells of about 106 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Inside Walla Walla Valley · 1

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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