Lake Wisconsin AVA
| Lake Wisconsin AVA | |
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 Map of the state of Wisconsin |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1994 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Wisconsin |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 11,331 hectares (28,000 acres) |
| Planted acreage: | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | La Crosse , Léon Millot , Maréchal Foch , St. Pepin |
Lake Wisconsin AVA (recognized February 4, 1994) is a wine-growing region in the US state of Wisconsin . The area is in the southern part of the state. The wine-growing region extends along Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River , at Prairie du Sac , about 40 km northwest of Madison .
The first vineyards were laid out in 1847 by Agoston Haraszthy before he emigrated to California (→ Viticulture in California ). The vineyards are at an altitude of 240 to 270 m . The soil consists of fluvioglacial gravel and sandy loam .
The region's winters are extremely severe. This affects the choice of grape varieties in which French hybrid vines (Léon Millet or Maréchal Foch) and new varieties bred by Elmer Swenson especially for this climate are used.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.146 Lake Wisconsin." ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been 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 page view on May 25, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last page view on May 25, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Appellation America (2007). "Lake Wisconsin (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page view on May 25, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .