Viticulture in Vermont

Vermont
Official name:	State of Vermont
Appellation type:	State
Viticulture tradition since:	1997
Country:	United States
Grape varieties:	Baco Noir , Cayuga , Chardonnay , Frontenac , Frontenac Gris , La Crescent , Léon Millot , Louise Swenson , Maréchal Foch , Marquette , Riesling , Seyval Blanc , St. Croix , Traminette , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles
Number of wineries:	8th

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

Eight wineries cultivate the vineyards that do not yet have a sub-region, the so-called American Viticultural Area . This state has one of the smallest vineyards in the USA. Viticulture only began in 1997 with the Snow Farm Winery.

Due to the very cool climate in Vermont, there is a significant proportion of French hybrid grapes as well as autochthonous descendants of American wild grapes. Initial trials are currently underway with the Chardonnay and Riesling varieties.

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Appellation America (2008). "Vermont: Appellation Description" . Last visit: December 30, 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 .