Viticulture in Massachusetts

Massachusetts
Official name:	Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Appellation type:	State
Year of establishment:	1788
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Martha's Vineyard AVA , Southeastern New England AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	27,337 km² (10,555 sq mi )
Grape varieties:	Aurore , Cabernet Sauvignon , Cayuga , Chardonnay , Concord , Maréchal Foch , Merlot , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Seyval Blanc , Vidal Blanc
Number of wineries:	24

Viticulture in Massachusetts refers to viticulture in the American state of Massachusetts . Under U.S. law, every state and county is a protected designation of origin and does not need to be recognized as such by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives .

Over 20 wineries cultivate the vineyards, which have two sub-regions, the so-called American Viticultural Area . This state has one of the smallest vineyards in the United States. The vineyards are all located near the coast and on the two islands of Martha's Vineyard and Chappaquiddick .

Because of the very cool climate in Massachusetts there is a significant proportion of French hybrid grapes as well as indigenous descendants of American wild grapes. Experiments are currently underway with the noble grapes Chardonnay , Pinot gris , Pinot noir and Riesling .

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

literature

• André Dominé (Ed.): Wine . Tandem Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .
• Bruce Cass, Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Companion to the Wine of North America . Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 2000, ISBN 0-19-860114-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Appellation America (2008). "Massachusetts: Appellation Description" . Last view of this page on December 31, 2008