Lake Erie AVA
Lake Erie is a multi-state American Viticultural Area (AVA) that encompasses 2.24 million acres (3,495 sq mi) of the entire southern shoreline of Lake Erie spanning across New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. It was established as the nation's 52nd, Pennsylvania's second, New York's third and Ohio's fifth appellation on October 21, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mr; William A. Gulvin, Secretary of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Lake Erie Viticultural Area, proposing the multi-state viticultural area to be named "Lake Erie." Lake Erie was established on the same date as its sub-appellation, Grand River Valley AVA, the Buckeye State's fourth viticultural area.