Lancaster Valley AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Lancaster Valley AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1984 [http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=bff700d0bbb2a632948b70fe7e91d7d4;rgn=div5;view=text;node=27%3A1.0.1.1.7;idno=27;cc=ecfr#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.21 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.41 Lancaster Valley."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008.]
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country = USA
part of = Pennsylvania
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total size = convert|225000|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008.]
planted = convert|400|acre|ha|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lancaster-Valley.html "Lancaster Valley (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Feb. 5, 2008.]
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grapes = Cabernet Franc, Catawba, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chancellor, De Chaunac, Merlot, Niagara, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles
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The Lancaster Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Lancaster and Chester counties of southeastern Pennsylvania, centered around the city of Lancaster. The wine region includes convert|225000|acre|ha|0 in a valley that is roughly convert|30|mi|km|0 long and convert|12|mi|km|0 wide, although only convert|400|acre|ha|0 are planted to grapevines. The Lancaster Valley area is one of the most fertile agricultural areas in Pennsylvania, and features rich topsoil over limestone bedrock.

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