New York/Canada Flashcards

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NY % of V. vinifera

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Less than 1/3 of states vineyards

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Dr. Konstantin Frank

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Successful cultivation of vinifera since 1960s

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NY varieties

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CH, RS, PB, GW grow well thoughout state

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Long Island AVA

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North Fork of Long Island AVA; The Hamptons, Long Island AVA

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5
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Long Island climate/varieties

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Maritime, warmer, BDX varieties. Growing season 3 weeks longer than Finger Lakes

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Finger Lakes AVA

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90% of NY production. Seneca Lake AVA, Cayuga Lake AVA

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Finger Lakes soils

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Shallow topsoils on sloping shale beds above lakes

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Finger Lakes varieties

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RS, PN, CF

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Lake Eyrie AVA

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Spans 3 states, 17 wineries. Most grapes for juice and table grapes

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Hudson River AVA

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Brotherhood Winery, oldest operating winery in US. Glacier deposited shale, slate, schist, limestone. Royal Kedem Winery/Royal Wine Corporation, one of world’s largest kosher wineries. Seyval Blanc, Chard

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Niagara Escarpment AVA

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Borders Lake Ontario’s south shore. Grapes grown on limestone escarpment. 17 wineries. Unctuous ice wines from Vidal Blanc

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NY vinous diversity

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American vines, American hybrids, French hybrids, vinifera

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13
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Vitis labrusca

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Phylloxera resistant, winter hardiness

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14
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NY planted hybrid

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Concord

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15
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Catawba, Delaware

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Red-pink native varieties Vigorous and winter hardy. Sparkling wines

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16
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Niagara

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Native white, table grapes, sparkling wine. Can be finished with some rs to balance its intense aroma

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French hybrids

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Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles

18
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Canada wine producing provinces

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Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia

19
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Canada varieties

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French hybrids; Vidal Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Baco Noir, Maréchal Foch. Some vinifera

20
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Canada style

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Sparkling or ice wines

21
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VQA

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Vintners Quality Alliance. Established legal framework for appellation of origin system. Controls must weights, chaptalization, permitted varieties (not labrusca)

22
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International Canadian Blend

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Usually contain majority imported juice or wine

23
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Ontario

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Largest producer (15,000 acres) of vinifera

24
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Niagara Peninsula

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Niagara Escarpment, Niagara on the Lake. RS, CH, CF, PN. Icewine