Lehigh Valley AVA
| Lehigh Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2008 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Pennsylvania |
| Planted acreage: | 92 hectares (230 acre) |
| Single-variety wines: | Cabernet Sauvignon , Chambourcin , Chardonnay , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Vidal Blanc |
| Number of wineries: | 9 |
Lehigh Valley AVA (recognized March 11, 2008) is a wine-growing region in the US state of Pennsylvania . The area extends in the Lehigh River valley to the administrative areas of Lehigh County , Northampton , Berks County , Schuylkill County , Carbon County and Monroe County . Within the valley, the vineyards are from the town of Jim Thorpe to Easton .
Despite the modest size of the planted vineyards, the area provides 15 to 20 percent of the grape material of Pennsylvania.
The overall cool wine-growing climate affects the choice of grape varieties . In addition to very hardy and early maturing French hybrid vines or local new varieties , the choice is also made for early maturing European noble vines to improve the quality of the wines .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.210 Lehigh Valley." ( Memento of the original from July 10, 2008 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 access to this page on May 26, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Lauer-Williams, Kathy (2008). "Lehigh Valley wineries earn recognition" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Edition of April 17, 2008.
- ^ Lehigh Valley Wine Trail (2008). "Pennsylvania's Fastest Growing Wine Region" . Last access to this page on May 26, 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.