Ohio River Valley AVA
| Ohio River Valley AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1983, revised in 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio , West Virginia |
| Sub-regions: | Kanawha River Valley AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 6,734,000 hectares (16,640,000 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Catawba , Cayuga , Chambourcin , Chardonnay , Concord , DeChaunac , Maréchal Foch , Melon , Merlot , Niagara , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Reliance , Riesling , Rougeon , Roussanne , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Seyval Blanc , Steuben , Syrah , Traminette , Vidal Blanc , Viognier |
Ohio River Valley AVA is a wine-growing region in the US states of Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio and West Virginia recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since September 7, 1983 .
location
The common denominator of the huge area is the Ohio River and the surrounding areas. With a defined area of 6,734,000 hectares, it is the largest American Viticultural Area in the United States. The designation of origin is distributed among the states of Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio and West Virginia . Despite this expansion, the Kanawha River Valley AVA was only defined as a sub-region.
Grape varieties
The majority of the vineyards are planted with the hybrid vines Baco Noir , Maréchal Foch , Seyval Blanc or Vidal Blanc . The most popular noble grapes of the Vitis vinifera family are Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling .
See also
- Viniculture in Indiana
- Viticulture in Kentucky
- Viticulture in Ohio
- Viticulture in West Virginia
- Viticulture in the United States
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.78 Ohio River Valley." ( 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 October 20, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last page view on October 20, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Ohio River Valley (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last page view on October 20, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
- Bruce Cass and Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . 1st edition. Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .