Wine regions Vidal blanc
inniskillin s gold reserve oak aged ice wine made vidal.
first introduced country in 1940s, vidal blanc grown throughout canada 777 hectares (1,920 acres) documented in 2008. of plantings in ontario region, particularly niagara peninsula, grape can found in british columbia, nova scotia , quebec. here vidal used produce wines of sweetness styles particularly noted quality of ice wines can made grape. inniskillin, world s largest producer of ice wine style, makes ice wine vidal grapes grown in both ontario , okanagan valley of british columbia.
it hybrid grape qualifies highest classification of vintners quality alliance (vqa) categories.
united states
while vidal blanc used ice wine production in united states (particularly in finger lakes region of new york , old mission peninsula ava around lake michigan), more used in united states produce dry or sweet table wines. planted throughout country, particularly in east coast (virginia , new york), great lakes region (ohio, michigan , indiana) , midwest (missouri in augusta , hermann avas).
in 2010, there 150 acres (61 hectares) of vidal blanc planted in virginia in regions such monticello ava. michigan had 145 acres (59 ha) reported in 2006. in indiana, there 35 acres (14 ha) of grape in 2009 illinois reporting 32 acres (13 ha) same year in shawnee hills ava. in 2009, vidal blanc represented more 7% of grape plantings in state of missouri 118 acres (48 ha).
other states growing vidal blanc include alabama, arkansas (ozark mountain ava), connecticut (western connecticut highlands ava), georgia, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maryland catoctin ava, massachusetts, minnesota, new jersey (outer coastal plain ava), new mexico (middle rio grande valley ava), north carolina (yadkin valley ava), ohio (ohio river valley ava , isle st. george ava), pennsylvania (lehigh valley ava , lancaster valley ava), rhode island (southeastern new england ava), tennessee, vermont , west virginia.
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