^"§ 9.40 Leelanau Peninsula" (Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9— American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C— Approved American Viticultural Areas). Code of Federal Regulations. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
leelanau, peninsula, american, viticultural, area, located, leelanau, county, michigan, this, michigan, wine, region, includes, leelanau, county, which, forms, peninsula, between, lake, michigan, west, grand, traverse, east, being, surrounded, water, helps, mo. The Leelanau Peninsula AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Leelanau County Michigan This Michigan wine region includes all of Leelanau County which forms a peninsula between Lake Michigan on the west and Grand Traverse Bay on the east Being surrounded by water helps to moderate the climate of the region which is generally cold for viticulture Frost can occur on all but about 145 days of the calendar year The soil in Leelanau Peninsula is complex with glacial deposits of clay sand and loam on top of bedrock of granite and limestone 4 The hardiness zones are 6a and 6b 7 Leelanau Peninsula AVAWine regionA vineyard in the Leelanau Peninsula AVATypeAmerican Viticultural AreaYear established1982 1 CountryUnited StatesPart ofMichiganOther regions in MichiganOld Mission Peninsula AVA Fennville AVAClimate regionMaritime 2 Soil conditionsClay rich subsoils and free draining topsoils of gravels sands and loam Total area75 000 acres 30 351 ha 3 Grapes producedAurore Auxerrois Bianca Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Cayuga Chardonnay De Chaunac Dolcetto Gewurztraminer Malbec Marechal Foch Merlot Pinot Blanc Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling Seyval blanc Traminette Vignoles 4 5 No of wineries28 6 Leelanau PeninsulaReferences edit 9 40 Leelanau Peninsula Title 27 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Part 9 American Viticultural Areas Subpart C Approved American Viticultural Areas Code of Federal Regulations Retrieved February 1 2008 Leelanau Peninsula Wine Wine Searcher American Viticultural Areas by State Wine Institute 2008 Archived from the original on January 27 2008 Retrieved February 1 2008 a b Leelanau Peninsula AVA Appellation Profile Appellation America 2007 Archived from the original on July 6 2008 Retrieved February 1 2008 Fast Facts Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail Peterson Jane November 17 2019 There are many good reasons why the Leelanau Peninsula is a top wine region The Oakland Press Leelanau County Michigan Hardiness Zone Map Plantmaps com Retrieved May 6 2020 External links editFrom the Vine Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail Article about the Leelanau AVA Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Leelanau AVA wine trail web site with information about the wineries 44 53 N 85 47 W 44 89 N 85 79 W 44 89 85 79 nbsp This Leelanau County Michigan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This wine region article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leelanau Peninsula AVA amp oldid 1162747394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
