Cayuga Lake AVA

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name = Cayuga Lake AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1988 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.107 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.127 Cayuga Lake."] Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas. Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008.]
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part of = Finger Lakes AVA, New York
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total size = convert|460|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008.]
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grapes = Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catawba, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Chardonnay, Concord, Delaware, Diamond, Gewurztraminer, Isabella, Ives Noir, Lemberger, Marechal Foch, Melody, Merlot, Niagara, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Seyval Blanc, Syrah, Traminette, Vidal Blanc, Vignoles, ViognierAppellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Cayuga-Lake.html "Cayuga Lake (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008.]
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The Cayuga Lake AVA is an American Viticultural Area around Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York. The boundaries of the AVA include portions of Cayuga, Seneca, and Tompkins counties. Most of the vineyards in the AVA are planted in the shale soils of the hillsides on the western side of Cayuga Lake. Vineyards are planted at a range of elevations above the surface of the lake, up to convert|800|ft|m|0 higher. The steep hillsides and the lake together form a unique micro-climate in autumn that helps extend the growing season by preventing cold air from settling and producing frost. The Cayuga grape variety was created in this region by researchers at Cornell University.

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