The Willcox American Viticultural Area
Established in September 20161, the Willcox AVA in southeastern Arizona covers an area in northern Cochise and southern Graham counties along the northern part of Sulphur Springs Valley.
The Willcox AVA covers an area of about 833 square miles. About 582 square miles (70%) of the AVA is privately owned land. Federal and state entities manage the remainder2. The perimeter of the AVA follows the boundary description as published in the Federal Register and based on U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps1.
Jeremy Weiss
1 Code of Federal Regulations, 2016: Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms, Part 9-American Viticultural Areas, Subpart C-Approved American Viticultural Areas, §9.259 Willcox, www.ecfr.gov/current/title-27/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-9/subpart-C/section-9.259.
2 The AZGEO Clearinghouse provided the city and public land ownership data layers and the U.S. Census Bureau provided the county and road data layers.