Texoma AVA

Texoma
Wine region
Northern Texas AVAs
TypeAmerican Viticultural Area
Year established2005
CountryUnited States
Part ofTexas
Other regions in TexasBell Mountain AVA, Escondido Valley AVA, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA, Mesilla Valley AVA, Texas Davis Mountains AVA, Texas High Plains AVA, Texas Hill Country AVA
Growing season225 to 230 days
Climate regionHumid subtropical
Precipitation (annual average)30 to 40 in (760–1,020 mm)
Soil conditionsloamy and sandy or loamy and clayey with good drainage
Total area2.3 million acres (3,650 sq mi)
Size of planted vineyards55 acres (22 ha)
No. of vineyards6
Grapes producedAlbariño, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Graciano, Grenache, Merlot, Mourvèdre, Petit Verdot, Picpoul Blanc, Pinot Noir, Roussanne, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier
No. of wineries9

Texoma is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in north-central Texas, on the south side of the large reservoir Lake Texoma and the Red River along the boundary of the Texas-Oklahoma state line. The 2.3-million-acre (3,650 sq mi) viticultural area expands across portions of Montague, Cooke, Grayson, and Fannin Counties. It was established as the nation's 169th and Texas' eighth appellation on December 7, 2005 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by the Texoma Appellation Committee, of Denison, Texas, on behalf of regional vintners, proposing the viticultural area in north-central Texas to be known as "Texoma."
Its name mimics the interstate border region, Texoma, a portmanteau of Texas and Oklahoma. The AVA's northern boundary is defined by the Red River which flows west–east en route from the Texas Panhandle, where it rises just west of the Texas High Plains, as a tributary to the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi. At the outset, four wineries were located in Texoma AVA. In 2006, the number increased to six. As of 2025, there are nine resident wineries and six vineyards. The plant hardiness zones are 7b, 8a and 8b.