Isle St. George

Sub-zone

Isle St. George is a named sub-zone of Lake Erie in the United States, covering 284 ha. It lies 31 km north of Sandusky and 42 km south-west of Leamington.

Open Isle St. George on the map →

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name: Isle St. George viticultural area
Type: AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within: Lake Erie
Protected since: 1982-08-20
Area: 284 ha
Extent N–S × E–W: 2.01 × 2.49 km
Centre: 41.7155° N, 82.8223° W
State: OH
Federal rule: 27 CFR 9.51
Petitioner: Meier’s Wine Cellars

Where it is

Nearest town: 31 km north of Sandusky
Nearest city: 42 km south-west of Leamington 35,730 people
To the sea: 586 km
Lakes nearby: Erie (0 km)
Same latitude: Kakheti (Georgia), Ribera del Duero (Spain), Cesanese del Piglio (Italy), Povardarie (North Macedonia), Стамболово (Bulgaria)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: 174–182 m
Mean elevation: 177 m
Mean slope: 1.1° (2 %)
Steepest tenth: above 2°
Faces: several directions, mostly south

Measured over the whole outline on 221,329 elevation cells of about 4 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Ottawa

Within

Lake Erie

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

The Isle St. George viticultural area is located entirely within Ottawa County, Ohio. The boundary of the Isle St. George viticultural area is the shoreline of the island named “North Bass Island” on the “Put-in-Bay, Ohio” U.S.G.S. map, and the viticultural area comprises the entire island.

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

Open Isle St. George on the map →