The Escondido Valley AVA is an

American Viticultural Area An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about th ...

located in

Pecos County Pecos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 15,193. The county seat is Fort Stockton. The county was created in 1871 and organized in 1875.. By Glenn Justice and John Leffler. Retrie ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

. It was the fifth designated wine area in the state of

, and covers an area of over . There are no wineries located in the Escondido Valley AVA. The largest winery making Escondido Valley AVA designated wines was Ste. Genevieve Wines, whose winery facilities were located near

Fort Stockton Fort Stockton is a city in and the county seat of Pecos County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 10, future Interstate 14, U.S. Highways 67, 285, and 385, and the Santa Fe Railroad, northwest of San Antonio and southeast o ...

. Mesa Vineyards, owners of the Ste. Genevieve Winery, filed for bankruptcy in January 2022.

References

American Viticultural Areas Geography of Texas Geography of Pecos County, Texas Texas wine 1992 establishments in Texas {{wine-region-stub