Iowa wine

Iowa

Wine region
Official name	State of Iowa
Type	U.S. state
Year established	1846
Country	USA
Total area	56,272 square miles (145,744 km2)
Grapes produced	Bluebell, Catawba, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Chardonel, Concord, De Chaunac, Edelweiss, Frontenac, Frontenac blanc, Frontenac gris, Geisenheim, La Crosse, Leon Millot, Marechal Foch, Marquette, Niagara, Norton, Seyval blanc, St. Croix, St. Pepin, St. Vincent, Steuben, Traminette, Valiant, Vidal blanc, Vignoles[1]
No. of wineries	80

Iowa wine refers to wine manufactured in the U.S. state of Iowa. Iowa presents many challenges to viticulture including very warm summer days that can promote fungal vine diseases, and extremely cold winter nights that can kill many varieties of grapevines. Most commercial viticulture in Iowa focuses on French hybrid and native American grape varieties, with relatively few plantings of Vitis vinifera grapes. Many Iowa wineries also import grapes and juice from other states and countries in order to produce wine varietals otherwise not possible due to Iowa's harsh winter months that will not permit such grapes to survive. Iowa is home to nearly 95 commercial wineries. Northeastern Iowa is included in the Upper Mississippi Valley AVA.^[1]

See also

• American wine
• Upper Mississippi Valley AVA

References