Ozark Highlands AVA
| Ozark Highlands AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1987 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Missouri , Ozark Mountain AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 517,998 hectares (1280000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Chardonel , Frontenac , Norton , St. Vincent , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles |
Ozark Highlands AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of Missouri that has been recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since August 31, 1987 .
location
The vineyards are distributed over areas in the south of Missouri within the Ozark Mountains east of Jefferson City to the Eleven Point River in the south. The definition includes areas in the administrative units Phelps County , Maries County , Osage County , Gasconade County , Franklin County , Crawford County , Shannon County , Dent County , Texas , Reynolds County and Pulaski .
The designation of origin lies as an enclave within the superordinate Ozark Mountain AVA . The Ozark Highlands are drier than the surrounding area, but the sandy loam soil has good moisture storage capacity. The first plantings with vines were made by Italian immigrants. The selection of grape varieties is not limited to autochthonous selections, but also includes varieties from the families Vitis vinifera , Vitis labrusca and French hybrid vines .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.115 Ozark Highlands." ( 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 October 19, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
- ↑ a b Appellation America (2007). "Ozark Highlands (AVA): Description of the appellation in English" . Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .