Grapes were first cultivated in the area during the early nineteenth century, and many wineries survived Prohibition in the twentieth century by legally selling grapes to home winemakers, marketing their products solely for religious purposes such as kosher wines (which continues to the present day), converting to grape juice production for local companies such as Welch's, or illegally selling wine to consumers in Canada.
The wine industry in the Lake Erie region did not thrive after the repeal of Prohibition, however, and by 1967 there were fewer than twenty commercial wineries in the area.
Recently, Lake Erie wineries have begun planting and vinifying Vitis vinifera varieties in an attempt to improve wine quality.[3]
^"§9.83 Lake Erie" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR). Retrieved February 5, 2008.
^. Wine Institute. 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
^ abcd"Lake Erie (AVA): Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. from the original on May 15, 2015.
lake, erie, american, viticultural, area, that, includes, acres, land, south, shore, lake, erie, states, ohio, york, pennsylvania, over, acres, region, planted, grapevines, predominantly, concord, grape, variety, wine, regiontypeamerican, viticultural, areayea. The Lake Erie AVA is an American Viticultural Area that includes 2 236 800 acres 3 495 sq mi of land on the south shore of Lake Erie in the U S states of Ohio New York and Pennsylvania Over 42 000 acres 17 000 ha of the region are planted in grapevines predominantly in the Concord grape variety Lake Erie AVAWine regionTypeAmerican Viticultural AreaYear established1983 1 Years of wine industry198CountryUnited StatesPart ofOhio New York PennsylvaniaSub regionsGrand River Valley AVA Isle St George AVAClimate regionContinentalTotal area2 236 800 acres 3 495 sq mi 2 Size of planted vineyards42 000 acres 17 000 ha 3 Grapes producedAurore Auxerrois Baco noir Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Catawba Cayuga Chambourcin Chancellor Chardonnay Concord De Chaunac Delaware Diamond Edelweiss Fredonia Gewurztraminer Ives noir Lemberger Leon Millot Marechal Foch Merlot Niagara Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling Seyval blanc Steuben Touriga Nacional Traminette Vidal blanc Vignoles 3 No of wineries58 3 History editGrapes were first cultivated in the area during the early nineteenth century and many wineries survived Prohibition in the twentieth century by legally selling grapes to home winemakers marketing their products solely for religious purposes such as kosher wines which continues to the present day converting to grape juice production for local companies such as Welch s or illegally selling wine to consumers in Canada The wine industry in the Lake Erie region did not thrive after the repeal of Prohibition however and by 1967 there were fewer than twenty commercial wineries in the area Recently Lake Erie wineries have begun planting and vinifying Vitis vinifera varieties in an attempt to improve wine quality 3 Geography editThe region has a humid continental climate Dfa Dfb and the hardiness zone ranges from 6a in higher areas to 7a in some lakefront areas References edit 9 83 Lake Erie Title 27 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Part 9 American Viticultural Areas Subpart C Approved American Viticultural Areas Code of Federal Regulations e CFR Retrieved February 5 2008 American Viticultural Areas by State Wine Institute 2008 Archived from the original on January 27 2008 Retrieved February 5 2008 a b c d Lake Erie AVA Appellation Profile Appellation America 2007 Archived from the original on May 15 2015 42 0 N 80 26 W 42 000 N 80 433 W 42 000 80 433 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Erie AVA amp oldid 1191612701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
