7 AVAs in North Carolina

American Viticultural Areas in North Carolina, their counties, parent areas and federal regulations
AVACountiesLocated withinCFR
Appalachian High Countryalso Tennessee, Virginia9.260
Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson CountyHenderson9.266
Haw River ValleyAlamance, Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Rockingham9.214
Swan CreekIredell, Wilkes, YadkinYadkin Valley *9.211
Tryon FoothillsPolk9.298
Upper Hiwassee Highlandsalso Georgia9.234
Yadkin ValleyDavidson, Davie, Forsythe, Stokes, Surrey, Wilkes, Yadkin9.174

Sources

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, established American Viticultural Areas, 27 CFR part 9. Public domain. Fetched 26 Oct 2026.

In the nesting column, * indicates a partial overlap and ◊ marks a multi-state AVA, following TTB’s notation.