Parent region: Lake Erie AVA

Grand River Valley AVA

Map showing the location of the Grand River Valley AVAs within Ohio.

The Grand River Valley AVA is spread across portions of the Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties of northeastern Ohio located 45 miles (72 km) east of Cleveland. This area lies entirely within the larger, multi-state Lake Erie AVA. The area is approximately 125,000 acres (195 sq mi) and the established inland boundary at any point is about 6 miles (10 km) inland from the shore east of Ohio Route 45 and 14 miles (23 km) from the shore west of Ohio Route 45. It stretches over the land within 2 miles (3 km), in any direction, of the Grand River from its origin near West Farmington to the point where it flows into Lake Erie encompassing 14 miles (23 km) inland from any point on its shoreline.[5]

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