Viticulture in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Map of the United States with the location of Pennsylvania
Official name:	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Appellation type:	US state
Year of establishment:	1787
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Central Delaware Valley AVA , Cumberland Valley AVA , Lake Erie AVA , Lancaster Valley AVA , Lehigh Valley AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	119,282 km² (46055 sqmi)
Grape varieties:	Aurore , Baco Noir , Barbera , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Carmine , Catawba , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonel , Chardonnay , Chelois , Concord , Corvina Veronese , DeChaunac , Delaware , Diamond , Dolcetto , Dornfelder , Edelweiss , Fredonia , Geisenheim , Gewürztraminer , Isabella , Lemberger , Léon Millot , Malvasia , Maréchal Foch , Merlot , Niagara , Noiret , Norton , Petit Verdot , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Meunier , Pinot Noir , Primitivo , Rayon d'Or , Riesling , Rougeon , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Seyval Blanc , Siegfried , Steuben , Syrah , Tocai Friulano , Traminette , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Villard Blanc , Villard Noir , Vincent , Viognier

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

More than 90 wineries cultivate the vineyards, which are divided into four sub-regions, the so-called American Viticultural Area . Pennsylvania is currently the eighth largest wine-producing state in America.

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. ↑ ^{a b} Appellation America (2007). "Pennsylvania: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page on January 21, 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 .