Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA

Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the eastern portion of the state of Virginia entirely encompassing five counties of Westmoreland, King George, Northumberland, Lancaster, and Richmond, on the peninsula landform between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers in the Tidewater region known as the Northern Neck. It was established as the nation's 91st and the state's fifth wine appellation on April 21, 1987 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Carl F. Flemer Jr., owner of Ingleside Plantation Vineyards, a bonded winery located in Oak Grove, Westmoreland County, Virginia, on behalf of local growers and vintners proposing the viticultural area in the Northern Neck of Virginia known as "George Washington Birthplace Viticultural Area.” The 590,080-acre (922 sq mi) appellation, at the outset, contained sixteen established vineyards cultivating 92.5 acres (37 ha) under vine and one winery.

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