Niagara Escarpment AVA
| Niagara Escarpment AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 2005 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | new York |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 7,284 hectares (18,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Baco Noir , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Catawba , Chancellor , Chardonnay , Concord , Diamond , Merlot , Niagara , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Seyval Blanc , Siegfried , Steuben , Vidal Blanc |
Niagara Escarpment AVA (recognized October 11, 2005) is a wine-growing region in New York State . The area is located in the zone of the Niagara layer , which is called Niagara Escarpment in English .
After Prohibition , viticulture found it very difficult to regain its footing, although the first vineyards were planted in the 19th century. Since the 1990s, a total of ten wineries have emerged , which together form the Niagara Wine Trail. Viticulture activity on the Canadian side of the Niagara River , the Niagara Peninsula (→ Viticulture in Canada ) is much more pronounced.
The overall cool wine-growing climate affects the choice of grape varieties . In addition to very hardy and early-ripening French hybrid vines or local new varieties , the choice is increasingly being made for early-ripening European noble grapes to improve the quality of the wines .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.186 Niagara Escarpment." ( 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 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 Appellation America (2007). "Niagara Escarpment (NY) (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on May 20, 2008.
- ↑ Federal Register , Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Rules and Regulations, page 53300 - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27 CFR Part 9 (TD TTB – 33; Re: Notice No. 33) RIN 1513 – AA97. Establishment of the Niagara Escarpment Viticultural Area (2004R-589P)
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.