Viticulture in Oklahoma

Oklahoma
Official name:	State of Oklahoma
Appellation type:	State
Year of establishment:	1907
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Ozark Mountain AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	181,035 km² (69,898 sqmi)
Grape varieties:	Alicante Bouschet , Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Catawba , Chambourcin , Chardonel , Chardonnay , Chenin Blanc , Concord , Gewürztraminer , Merlot , Muscat Canelli , Niagara , Norton , Petite Sirah , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Riesling , Sauvignon Blanc , Seyval Blanc , Syrah , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Villard Noir , Viognier , Zinfandel
Number of wineries:	40

Viticulture in Oklahoma refers to viticulture in the American state of Oklahoma . 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 .

Viticulture was a major part of the state's agriculture until the early 1920s. However, the devastating sandstorms known under the name Dust Bowl and alcohol prohibition brought viticulture to a complete standstill.

Today Oklahoma has nearly 40 wineries again . Much of the goods are in the northeast of the state. There is also the only American Viticultural Area that defines Ozark Mountain AVA .

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Appellation America (2007). "Oklahoma: Appellation Description ." Last viewed October 19, 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 .