Central Delaware Valley AVA

Central Delaware Valley is a multi-state American Viticultural Area (AVA) being the first New Jersey appellation and the third in Pennsylvania joining the established Lake Erie and Lancaster Valley AVAs. It was established on March 18, 1984 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing a petition submitted by Mr. James R. Williams, a grape grower in Frenchtown, New Jersey, on behalf of his vineyard business and local vintners, proposing a viticultural area along a segment of the Delaware River roughly between Trenton, New Jersey and Easton, Pennsylvania named "Central Delaware Valley." The viticultural area is located along the Delaware River in Central New Jersey's Hunterdon and Mercer counties and Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania. The term "Central Delaware Valley" commonly describes the portion of the Delaware River Valley landform between Trenton and the Easton/Philipsburg vicinity. The description corresponds generally to the southern and northern boundaries proposed in the petition.

The wine appellation encompasses 96,000 acres (150 sq mi) surrounding the Delaware River north of Philadelphia. Its southern boundary is near Titusville, New Jersey, just north of Trenton, and its northern border is near Musconetcong Mountain. A variety of Vitis vinifera and Vitis labrusca grape varieties can be grown in the area.

It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zone is mostly 7a and ranges from 6b to 7b.