Seneca Lake AVA

Infobox Wine Region
name = Seneca Lake AVA


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type = American Viticultural Area
year = 1988, amended 2003 [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#27:1.0.1.1.7.3.41.108 Code of Federal Regulations. "§ 9.128 Seneca 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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country = USA
part of = Finger Lakes AVA, New York
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total size = convert|204600|acre|ha|0Wine Institute, The (2008). [http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp "American Viticultural Areas by State"] . Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008.]
planted = convert|3700|acre|ha|0Appellation America (2007). [http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Seneca-Lake.html "Seneca Lake (AVA): Appellation Description"] . Retrieved Feb. 6, 2008.]
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grapes = Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catawba, Cayuga, Chardonnay, Delaware, Gewurztraminer, Merlot, Niagara, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sangiovese
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The Seneca Lake AVA is an American Viticultural Area around Seneca Lake in Upstate New York. The wine appellation is entirely contained within the larger Finger Lakes AVA, and includes portions of Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, and Yates counties. Seneca Lake is a glacial lake about convert|35|mi|km|0 long and up to convert|600|ft|m|-1 deep. The lake does not freeze in winter, and acts as a giant heat storage unit for the vineyards surrounding the lake, extending the growing season. The most commercially important grape variety in the region is Riesling, although a wide variety of "Vitis vinifera" and French hybrid grapes are grown.

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