Viticulture in Virginia

Virginia
Official name:	Commonwealth of Virginia
Appellation type:	US state
Year of establishment:	1788
Country:	United States
Sub-regions:	Monticello AVA , North Fork of Roanoke AVA , Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA , Rocky Knob AVA , Shenandoah Valley AVA , Virginia's Eastern Shore AVA
Recognized cultivation area:	110,784 km² (42,774 sqmi)
Grape varieties:	Albariño , Barbera , Black Muscat , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Cayuga White , Chambourcin , Chancellor , Chardonel , Chardonnay , Colombard , Concord , Corot Noir , DeChaunac , Fer Servadou , Gewurztraminer , Graciano , Riesling , Malbec , Malvasia , Maréchal Foch , Merlot , Munson , Muscat Canelli , Muscat Ottonel , Nebbiolo , Niagara , Norton , Petit Manseng , Petit Verdot , Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris , Pinot Noir , Pinotage , Riesling , Rkaziteli , Roussanne , Ruby Cabernet , Sangiovese , Sauvignon Blanc , Scheurebe , Sémillon , Seyval Blanc , Steuben , Syrah , Tannat , Tempranillo , Tinto Cão , Touriga Nacional , Traminette , Trebbiano , Verdelho , Vidal Blanc , Vignoles , Villard Blanc , Viognier , Zinfandel

Viticulture in Virginia refers to viticulture in the American state of Virginia . 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 Virginia by European immigrants since the late 18th century. Since attempts with European noble grapes failed, wines from American wild grapes were first produced here. Only since 2000 has the proportion of Vitis vinifera varieties with Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier and Cabernet Franc predominated . In addition, there is a significant share of almost 20 percent with French hybrid vines (e.g. Chambourcin , Chancellor , ...) and autochthonous descendants of American wild vines.

See also

• Viticulture in the United States

Individual evidence

1. ^ Appellation America (2007). "Virginia: Appellation Description" . Last access to this page January 18, 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 .