missouri is where the most wine is produced in the us.
missouri is where the most wine is produced in the us.
where is the most wine produced in the us?
missouri
in the united states, wine produced from the grape is normally called by its french name, "syrah". however, in cases where winemakers choose to follow a new world style, similar to penfolds grange, they may choose to label their wines as "shiraz". under american wine laws, either name may appear on the label. syrah first appeared as a wine grape in california in the 1970s, where it was planted by a group of viticulturists who called themselves "rhône rangers". although most plantings of the grape are in california, there are increasing amounts of it being grown in washington state. syrah makes up a significant percentage of wine produced in several washington avas such as the naches heights ava and the walla walla ava. syrah is also found in small regions in ohio.
syrah
red wine produced under the bordeaux aoc is made mostly from cabernet sauvignon and merlot, with the addition of cabernet franc and small amounts of petit verdot, malbec and carmenère. this appellation covers around 42,600 hectares of vines and produces around 223 million litres of wine (which is nearly a third of the total wine production of bordeaux). white wine produced under the bordeaux sec aoc is made mostly from sauvignon blanc and sémillon, with the addition of some muscadelle, colombard, mauzac, merlot blanc, ondenc and ugni blanc. it must contain no more than 4g/l of residual sugar. this appellation covers around 6500 hectares of vines and 38 million litres of wine. if it has more than 4g/l of residual sugar, then it may be labelled as bordeaux molleux aoc, but little wine is in fact produced under this aoc. bordeaux supérieur aoc covers both red and white wines, and the grapes used are the same, but permitted yields are slightly lower, minimum alcohol content is slightly higher and slightly longer aging is required. the amount of red wine produced under this appellation (around 45 million litres, from 10,000 hectares of vines) is much greater than the amount of white wine produced (around 170,000 litres from 60 hectares).
bordeaux wine regions