Lehigh Valley AVA

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name = Lehigh Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 2008 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1bff23721f73118153a4957b609abb1f;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.189 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.120 Lehigh Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved May 16, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Pennsylvania
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planted = convert|230|acre|ha|0Lauer-Williams, Kathy (2008). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08108/873927-34.stm "Lehigh Valley wineries earn recognition"] . "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Apr. 17, 2008.]
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varietals = Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Vidal Blanc
wineries = 9Lehigh Valley Wine Trail (2008). [http://www.lehighvalleywinetrail.com/ "Pennsylvania's Fastest Growing Wine Region"] . Retrieved May 16, 2008.]
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The Lehigh Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The AVA includes portions of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Schuylkill, Carbon, and Monroe counties. The area includes the towns from Jim Thorpe to Easton, portions of the Schuylkill Valley and the Brodhead Creek watershed.

The wine region includes convert|230|acre|ha|0 of vineyards, planted to several "Vitis vinifera" and French-American hybrid grape varieties. The climate of Lehigh Valley has been compared to the cooler climates of central or northern Europe, favoring the production of French-American hybrid grapes, especially Chambourcin. 15 to 20 percent of the wine produced in Pennsylvania is made from grapes grown in the Lehigh Valley AVA.

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