Ozark Mountain AVA
| Ozark Mountain AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1986, revised in 1988 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Arkansas , Missouri , Oklahoma |
| Sub-regions: | Altus AVA , Arkansas Mountain AVA , Augusta AVA , Hermann AVA , Ozark Highlands AVA |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 1,424,493 hectares (3520,000 acres) |
| Grape varieties: | Catawba , Chambourcin , Chardonel , Concord , Norton , St. Vincent , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Villard Noir |
Ozark Mountain AVA is a wine-growing region in the US state of Arkansas recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since July 2, 1986 .
location
The vineyards are distributed over the north-west of Arkansas, the south of Missouri and the north-east of Oklahoma . As the sixth largest American Viticultural Area in the United States, 1,424,493 hectares were defined as the Ozark Mountain AVA. In order to take into account the idea of the terroir, five smaller sub-regions have been defined so far (as of 2008). The unique features of the subregions are the respective climate , the nature of the soil and various parameters that are due to the geographical location.
See also
- Viticulture in Arkansas
- Viticulture in Missouri
- Viticulture in Oklahoma
- Viticulture in the United States
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9,108 Ozark Mountain." ( 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 Mountain (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on October 19, 2008.
literature
- André Dominé : Wine . 1st edition. Tandem Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .