The Hamptons, Long Island AVA
| The Hamptons, Long Island AVA | |
|---|---|
| Appellation type: | American Viticultural Area |
| Year of establishment: | 1985, revised 1993 |
| Country: | United States |
| Part of the wine-growing region: | Long Island AVA , New York |
| Recognized cultivation area: | 55,219 hectares (136,448 acre) |
| Grape varieties: | Aligoté , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Dornfelder , Gewürztraminer , Lemberger , Merlot , Nutmeg Ottonel , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir , Sauvignon Blanc , Sémillon , Tocai Friulano |
The Hamptons, Long Island AVA (recognized May 16, 1985) is a wine-growing region in the US state of New York . The area is located in the eastern part of the administrative area of Suffolk County and includes the southern peninsula on the northeast tip of Long Island . The vineyards of the northern peninsula are grouped together in the North Fork of Long Island AVA .
The wine-growing region lies on an east-west oriented peninsula with a length of 87 km (54 mi) and a maximum width of 16 km (10.0 mi).
The microclimate of the vineyards is positively influenced by the water masses of the Atlantic Ocean and Peconic Bay . The growing season for the vines is approximately 1 month longer in this part of the state than in other regions. This enables the cultivation of the Merlot , Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc grape varieties known from Bordeaux . The climate of the southern peninsula is a little cooler than that of the North Fork of Long Island AVA wine-growing region to the north, as fog is more common here. The soils consist mainly of silt and loam .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations. "Section 9.101 The Hamptons, Long Island." ( 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). "Hamptons Long Island (AVA): Appellation Description" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 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.