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Ozark Highlands, Missouri AVA PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 20 November 2008 00:00

The Ozark Highlands AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southern Missouri in the Ozark Mountains. The appellation includes land from just east of Jefferson City in the north to the Eleven Point River in the south, including parts of Phelps, Maries, Osage, Gasconade, Franklin, Crawford, Shannon, Dent, Texas, Reynolds, and Pulaski counties. The AVA was established in 1987.

 

Contained entirely within the larger Ozark Mountain AVA, the area is drier than other parts of the state, but the soil of sandy loam and clay retains moisture well. The first grapevines in the Ozark Highlands were planted by Italian immigrants. All variety of grapes are grown in the area, including Vitis vinifera, Vitis labrusca, and French hybrids.

 

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Loramie Creek, Ohio AVA PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 13 November 2008 00:00

The Loramie Creek AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Shelby County, Ohio. The area includes 3,600 acres (1,457 ha) surrounding Loramie Creek, southwest of the county seat of Sidney.

 

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Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan AVA PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 06 November 2008 00:00

The Leelanau Peninsula AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Leelanau County, Michigan. The 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.

 

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Vignoles Grapes PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 03 November 2008 00:00

Vignoles (aka Ravat 51) is a complex hybrid wine grape variety produced from a cross made by J.F. Ravat of two grapes, Seibel 8665 and Pinot de corton.

In New York state's Finger Lakes region, and along the Missouri River near Augusta, Missouri, it makes a wine with a sweet and flowery bouquet with a clean crisp sweet pineapple flavor balanced with agreeable acidity.

 

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Lake Wisconsin, Wisconsin AVA PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 29 October 2008 00:00

The Lake Wisconsin AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in south central Wisconsin. The wine growing region borders both Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River. The first grapes were planted in the area by Agoston Haraszthy in 1847, before he would later emmigrate to California. Most vineyards in the area are planted at elevations between 800 feet (240 m) and 900 feet (270 m) above sea level. The area soils are gravel and sandy loam from glacial deposits. French hybrid grapes have had the most success in the Lake Wisconsin area, and the most important grape varietal grown in the area is Marechal Foch.

 

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