Viticulture in North Carolina

North Carolina
Vineyard in the Yadkin Valley
Official name:	State of North Carolina
Appellation type:	US state
Year of establishment:	1789
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Yadkin Valley AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	139,510 km² (53,865 sqmi)
Grape varieties:	Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carlos , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonel , Chardonnay , Concord , DeChaunac , Gewurztraminer , Léon Millot , Malbec , Merlot , Mourvèdre , Muscadine , Muscat Canelli , Nebbiolo , Niagara , Noble , Norton , Petit Verdot , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Scuppernong , Seyval Blanc , St. Vincent , Symphony , Syrah , Tempranillo , Traminette , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Viognier

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

Viticulture has been practiced in North Carolina by European immigrants since the early 17th century. Since attempts with European noble grapes failed, sweet wines of the American grape variety Scuppernong were first produced here. Some companies still produce wines of this type today. Only since 2000 has the proportion of Vitis vinifera varieties predominated . In addition, there is a significant proportion of French hybrid grapes (e.g. Chambourcin , Chancellor , ...) and autochthonous descendants of the Vitis lambrusca variety .

North Carolina is currently the 10th largest American state in terms of both grape production and the amount of wine produced. In 2007, 55 wineries and 350 individual locations were registered in North Carolina.

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ^ Appellation America (2007). "North Carolina: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 16, 2008.
2. ^ Nurture Wine and Grape Industry , North Carolina Department of Commerce ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

literature

• André Dominé (Ed.): Wine . Tandem Verlag, Königswinter 2007, ISBN 978-3-8331-4344-1 .