Viticulture in Rhode Island

Rhode Island
Official name:	State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Appellation type:	State
Year of establishment:	1790
Viticulture tradition since:	1663 - now
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Southeastern New England AVA
Grape varieties:	Cabernet Franc , Chardonnay , Landot Noir , Lemberger , Merlot , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Riesling
Number of wineries:	8th

Viticulture in Rhode Island describes viticulture in the American state of Rhode Island . 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 .

Viticulture in Rhode Island began back in 1663 when Charles II of England expressly ordered the cultivation of vines in a royal charter. Despite the northern location, the climate in Rhode Island is comparatively mild. In addition to a warm, humid summer with average maximum temperatures of 28 ° C, temperatures in winter fall below freezing point. However, the proximity to the sea has a mitigating effect so that some European noble vines thrive.

After phylloxera , powdery mildew ( powdery mildew and downy mildew of the grapevine ) and later the economic crisis hit the winemakers, as almost everywhere in the United States, viticulture came to a standstill at the latest due to alcohol prohibition .

Modern viticulture began in 1975 with the establishment of the Sakonnet Vineyards near Little Compton .

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Appellation America (2009). "Rhode Island: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 5, 2009.

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 .