North Carolina wine

Viticulture in North Carolina called viticulture in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to U.S. law, each state and each county is a protected designation of origin by definition and does not need to be recognized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as such.

Wine production in North Carolina since the early years of the 17th century by European immigrants. Since attempts failed with European noble grapes, sweet wines here first American grape Scuppernong were produced. Some companies provide today forth wines of this type. Only since 2000 outweighs the proportion of Vitis vinifera varieties. But there are still a significant share of French hybrid vines (such as Chambourcin, Chancellor, ...) and autochthonous descendants of the variety Vitis lambrusca.

North Carolina is currently ranked 10 of the most important American states both in terms of grape production as well as in respect to the quantity of wine produced. In 2007, 55 wineries and 350 individual layers were reported in North Carolina.