Viticulture in New Jersey

New Jersey
Official name:	State of New Jersey
Appellation type:	US state
Year of establishment:	1787
Viticulture tradition since:	- until now
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Central Delaware Valley AVA , Outer Coastal Plain AVA , Warren Hills AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	22,608 km² (8729 sqmi)
Grape varieties:	Aurore , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Catawba , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonnay , Concord , Fredonia , Gewürztraminer , Horizon , Ives Noir , Landot Noir , Lemberger , Maréchal Foch , Merlot , Nutmeg Ottonel , Niagara , Norton , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , rayon d'Or , Riesling , Rkaziteli , Rumenika , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Seyval Blanc , Syrah , Touriga Nacional , Traminette , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Villard Blanc , Villard Noir , Viognier

Viticulture in New Jersey describes viticulture in the American state of New Jersey . Under United States 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 .

First attempts at viticulture can be traced back to the year 1787. The Renault Winery, founded in 1864, is one of the oldest still operating wineries in the United States.

Until 1981, viticulture was only legally possible to a very limited extent. Since the law was relaxed, 19 wineries, most of which are family-run, have been producing around 3.8 million liters of wine annually . With this amount, New Jersey ranks 5th in emissions / state in the United States.

Due to the cool climate, there is a significant proportion of French hybrid vines (e.g. Chambourcin, Chancellor, ...) as well as autochthonous descendants of American wild vines.

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ^ Appellation America (2007). "New Jersey: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on February 3, 2008.
2. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association (2008) "History" ( Memento of February 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). Last access to this page on February 5, 2008.

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 .