Virginia wine

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

Wine production in Virginia since the late years of the 18th century by European immigrants. Since attempts failed with European noble grapes, here first wines of the American wild vines were produced. Only since 2000 outweighs the proportion of Vitis vinifera varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier and Cabernet Franc. But there are still a significant share of almost 20 percent of French hybrid vines (such as Chambourcin, Chancellor, ...) as well as indigenous descendants of American wild vines.