Puget Sound AVA

About

Puget Sound is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) in northwestern Washington state encompassing Clallam, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston and Whatcom counties. Puget Sound (or the "Sound") is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean extending about 190 miles (306 km) south from Admiralty Inlet and Juan de Fuca Strait to Olympia. It contains 13,100 sq mi (8,384,000 acres) of land, 150 sq mi (388 km2) of fresh water, and 2,500 sq mi (6,475 km2) of saltwater.

The viticultural area was established as the nation's 128th and the state's fourth wine appellation on October 4, 1995 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing a petition submitted by Gerard and Jo Ann Bentryn of Bainbridge Island Vineyards & Winery in Bainbridge Island, Washington, proposing the viticultural area within the State of Washington to be known as "Puget Sound."