Hudson River Region AVA
| Hudson River Region AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1982 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | new York |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 90,650 hectares (224,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 202 hectares (500 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Baco Noir , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonnay , Chelois , DeChaunac , Frontenac , Lemberger , Maréchal Foch , Merlot , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Seyval Blanc , St. Pepin , Traminette , Vidal Blanc |
| Number of wineries: | 30th |
Hudson River Region AVA (recognized July 6, 1982) is a wine-growing region in the US state of New York . The area is in the Columbia County administrative area and borders the counties of Rensselaer County , Greene County and Ulster County .
Despite the extensive definition of the growing area, the vineyards are rarely more than 3 km from the Hudson River . They occupy slopes to the west of the river, which flows south from the north. With this orientation of the location, the vineyards can be warmed up by the morning sun. Sea breezes that get through the Hudson valley to the wine-growing region cool the climate in summer, but help the vineyards to have more favorable conditions in winter than in the surrounding area.
With the winery Brotherhood Winery , founded in 1839, the area has the oldest still in operation in North America Good.
The overall cool wine-growing climate affects the choice of grape varieties . In addition to very hardy hybrid vines , there is also an increasing choice of early-ripening European noble vines.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.47 Hudson River Region." ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 - American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C - Approved American Viticultural Areas. Last access to this page on May 20, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on May 20, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Appellation America (2007). "Hudson River Region (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on May 20, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Bruce Cass and Jancis Robinson, ed., The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America , New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.