Seneca Lake AVA
| Seneca Lake AVA | |
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 Vineyards in Seneca Lake |
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| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1988, revised in 2003 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Finger Lakes AVA , New York |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 82,799 hectares (204,600 acre) |
| Planted acreage: | 1,497 hectares (3700 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Baco Noir , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Catawba , Cayuga White , Chardonnay , Delaware , Gewürztraminer , Merlot , Niagara , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sangiovese |
| Number of wineries: | 30th |
Seneca Lake AVA (recognized since 1988, revised July 3, 2003) is a wine-growing region in the US state of New York . The area is located within Upstate New York in the administrative areas of Ontario County , Schuyler County , Seneca County and Yates County in the immediate vicinity of Seneca Lake .
Seneca Lake is located in a tongue basin of a former glacier , is 61 km long and a maximum of 180 m deep. The second largest lake of the Finger Lakes has the largest stored water volume of these lakes due to its depth. The water masses have a beneficial effect on the microclimate, especially in autumn, and ensure that the vines grow longer.
Riesling is the region's most successful grape variety in terms of marketing.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.128 Seneca Lake." ( 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 19, 2008.
- ^ Wine Institute, The (2008). "American Viticultural Areas by State" . Last access to this page on May 19, 2008.
- ↑ a b c d Appellation America (2007). "Seneca Lake (AVA): Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on May 19, 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.