page_title: Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
hierarchical_section_title: Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Upper Mississippi River from its confluence with the St. Croix River at Prescott, Wisconsin 44°44′45″N 92°48′10″W&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;44.745833°N 92.802778°W downstream to its confluence with the Rock River at Rock Island, Illinois 41°28′56″N 90°37′05″W&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;41.482310°N 90.618094°W highlighting the 29,914 square mile (77,477 square kilometer) Upper Mississippi River Valley American Viticultural Area in northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin.
context_page_description: The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area covering 29,914 square miles located along the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries in northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. Certified by the United States Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on July 22, 2009, it is the largest AVA in the United States. The AVA encompasses an area 50 times larger than the Bordeaux wine regions of France.
context_section_description: The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area covering 29,914 square miles (77,477 square kilometers, or 19,144,960 acres) located along the Upper Mississippi River and its tributaries in northwest Illinois, northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin. Certified by the United States Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on July 22, 2009, it is the largest AVA in the United States.   The AVA encompasses an area 50 times larger than the Bordeaux wine regions of France.
caption: The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA in NW Illinois, NE Iowa, SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin.
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