Viticulture in Montana

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Montana
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Official name: State of Montana
Appellation type: State
Year of establishment: 1889
Country: United States
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Frontenac , Gewürztraminer , La Crosse , Blaufränkisch , Léon Millot , Maréchal Foch , Muscat Canelli , Pinot Gris , Riesling , Merlot , Pinot Noir , Sauvignon Blanc , St. Croix , St. Pepin , Swenson Red
Number of wineries: 8th

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

Montana has a semi-continental climate . The winters are more polar with temperatures well below zero degrees Celsius. The summers, on the other hand, are hot - especially in the south of the state. Cold air inrushes and blizzards can occur throughout the winter, from September to May .

Due to the adverse circumstances and the short growing season, there is a significant proportion of French hybrid vines and autochthonous descendants of American wild vines. In addition, some goods process grape material from Washington , Oregon and California .

The vine breeder Elmer Swenson worked for a long time on breeding new, hardy vines. At the University of Minnesota grape breeding institute in the state of Minnesota , where Bluebell and later part of Swenson's grape varieties originated, increased efforts have been made to cultivate extremely hardy grape varieties since the 1980s. Recently, Frontenac , Frontenac Gris , La Crescent and Marquette varieties have been launched.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Appellation America (2008). "Minnesota: Appellation Description" . Last view of this page on December 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Montana Department of Commerce (2008). "Montana Wineries" ( Memento from November 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Last view of this page on December 31, 2008.

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