Nevada wine refers to
wine made from
grapes grown in the
U.S. state of
Nevada, where wine has been produced since 1990. There are currently no designated
American Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of winery, wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know abo ...
s in Nevada.
Nevada has five commercial wineries
Basin and Range Cellarsin
Reno(opening in June 2018)
Nevada Sunset Wineryalso in
Renobr>
Churchill Vineyardsin
Fallon,
Pahrump Valley Wineryin
Pahrump an
Sanders Family Winery(also located in Pahrump).
Locally high
boron
Boron is a chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous form it is a brown powder. As the lightest element of the ''boron group'' it has th ...
content of the soil,
soil salinity
Soil salinity is the salt content in the soil; the process of increasing the salt content is known as salinization. Salts occur naturally within soils and water. Salination can be caused by natural processes such as mineral weathering or by the ...
, and
hard water provide a few challenges to growing grapes, especially ''
Vitis vinifera''. Some environmental elements common to Nevada however are favorable for viticulture; these include the ample sunshine, low humidity (which decreases the risk for rot and mildew and thus the need for fungicides)
University of Nevada, Reno professor Dr. Grant Cramer is currently studying the best varietals and techniques
at UNR'
Valley Road Vineyard Wine grapes have been grown with success in both the northern and southern part of the state since 1991, and all five wineries have produced wines made from grapes grown in Nevada.
Until recently, state law
restricted commercial wineries so that they were illegal in counties with more than 100,000 people (Washoe and Clark Counties). This was due to lobbying by the liquor distributors in the State for fight to control the liquor supply. With the passage of Assembly Bill 4 (AB4)in November 201
this law was changed. Since then three wineries have filed for licenses and began winemaking in Reno (Basin and Range Cellars, Nevada Sunset Winery and Great Basin Winery. The laws for winemaking in Nevada are still considered to be restrictive when compared to neighboring states that have successful wine industries.
Additionally, instructional wine-making facilities (such as the Valley Road Vineyard) may operate in any county but must meet special license requirements and are restricted to selling or distributing no more than 60 gallons of wine in any 12-month period.
See also
*
Alcohol laws of Nevada
*
American wine
References
External links
Appellation America: Nevada State Profile
* ttp://www.ag.unr.edu/cramer/ Dr. Grant Cramer's home pagebr>Home Vineyards in Northern NevadaNevada Wine Tasting blog
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