🏝️ Merritt Island (California)

Merritt Island is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Yolo County, California on the namesake island landform in the Sacramento River Delta lying only six miles (9.7 km) south of the state capital of Sacramento. The 5,000-acre (8 sq mi) wine appellation was established as the nation's 33rd, the state's 21st and the county's initial AVA on May 17, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Mr. Chris Bogle of Bogle Vineyards, Incorporated, on behalf of himself, proposing the viticultural area within Yolo County to be known as "Merritt Island."