The Arkansas Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area

American Viticultural Area

An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....

 located in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

. It is part of the larger Ozark Mountain AVA

Ozark Mountain AVA

The Ozark Mountain AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northwest Arkansas, southern Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma. The sixth largest American Viticultural Area in total size, Ozark Mountain AVA covers...

, which also includes regions in Missouri

Missouri wine

Missouri Wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Missouri. German immigrants in the early-to-mid-19th century, founded the wine industry in Missouri, resulting in its wine corridor being called the Missouri "Rhineland". Later Italian immigrants also entered wine production....

 and Oklahoma

Oklahoma wine

Oklahoma wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Wine production was a significant component of the Oklahoma agricultural economy in the 1920s. The industry was destroyed by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the introduction of Prohibition in the United States. ...

. The smaller Altus AVA

Altus AVA

The Altus AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in northwest Arkansas near the town of Altus in Franklin County. The wine region is entirely contained within the Arkansas Mountain AVA, which is in turn contained within the larger multi-state Ozark Mountain AVA. The Altus region is a...

is entirely contained within the Arkansas Mountain AVA. The Arkansas Mountain AVA includes 2880000 acres (1,165,495.7 ha), making it the ninth largest AVA as of 2008.