Tip of the Mitt AVA

Tip of the Mitt AVA
Wine region
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established2016[1]
CountryUnited States
Part ofMichigan
Climate regionContinental
Total area1,754,448 acres (7,100 km2)[2]

The Tip of the Mitt AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the northern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. This Michigan wine region is approximately 2,760 square miles (7,100 km2) in extent. It includes all or part of Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, and Presque Isle counties. These are counties that are located at the northern tip of the Lower Peninsula, north of the established winemaking AVAs grouped around Traverse City. Active TOTM wineries are grouped around Petoskey. The Tip of the Mitt AVA was established in August 2016.[3] The major wine trail in the area, The 'Petoskey Area Wine Region', was formerly known as 'The Bay View Wine Trail'.[4]

  1. ^ "§9.257 Tip of the Mitt" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR). Retrieved February 5, 2008.
  2. ^ "American Viticultural Areas by State". Wine Institute. 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008.
  3. ^ "Establishment of the Tip of the Mitt Viticultural Area". Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "Petoskey Wine Region". Retrieved May 22, 2019.