United States
Wine is made in all fifty states, though California, Washington, Oregon and New York account for nearly the whole crop.
Where it is
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Places in United States
California
California anchors American wine, from cool coastal vineyards to warm inland regions producing ripe, full-bodied reds.
New York
A cool-climate state whose signature is Finger Lakes Riesling.
Oregon
The cool Pacific Northwest home of American Pinot Noir, especially in the Willamette Valley.
Washington
Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling capture two strengths of the state: polished, ripe reds and aromatic whites with fresh acidity.
Arizona
A high-desert wine state with elevated vineyards, hot days and cool nights in regions such as Willcox and Verde Valley.
Colorado
A high-desert wine state with its main vineyard areas in western Colorado, including Grand Valley and West Elks.
Contra Costa County
A county east of San Francisco Bay whose sandy vineyards near Oakley hold old, own-rooted vines of Zinfandel, Mourvèdre and Carignan.
Grand River Valley
An Ohio AVA near Lake Erie, where the lake moderates temperature extremes and extends the growing season.
Hermann
Along the Missouri River, Hermann is known for Norton, which can make deeply colored reds with dark fruit, firm acidity, and noticeable tannin.
Idaho
A high, dry northwestern wine state on the Snake River plain, with cold winters, hot days and a short growing season.
Indiana
Across this humid Midwestern state, Traminette is a signature grape, making aromatic whites with floral and spice notes.
Iowa
A cold Midwestern wine state where growers rely heavily on cold-hardy varieties.
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Classic styles
- Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
- Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
- Oregon Pinot Noir
- Seyval Blanc
- California Zinfandel
- California Cabernet Sauvignon
- Finger Lakes Riesling
Grapes
Producers in United States
Broadley Vineyards
A family winery in Monroe, at the southern end of Oregon's Willamette Valley, making Pinot Noir since its first vintage in 1986.
DeLille Cellars
A Woodinville winery in Washington State, founded in 1992 and focused on Bordeaux-style reds, many from Red Mountain vineyards.
Gary Farrell
Gary Farrell began in 1982 with Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from growers such as Rochioli, and remains focused on vineyard-designated Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
KC Labs
KC Labs is Kivelstadt Cellars’ experimental label, including a Mendocino Zinfandel picked early and fermented with whole grape clusters, stems included.
Kirkland Signature
Costco's store brand, whose wines are made by outside wineries and sold under the Kirkland Signature name, so the maker behind each bottle varies.
Latah Creek Wine Cellars
A family winery in Spokane, Washington, founded in 1982 by Mike and Ellena Conway and making wine from Washington State grapes.
MacMurray Estate Vineyards
A Sonoma wine brand named for the Russian River Valley ranch actor Fred MacMurray bought in 1941, later planted with vines by Gallo.
Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery
Martin Ray is a Russian River Valley winery whose name was revived in 1990 by Courtney Benham in tribute to a pioneering Santa Cruz Mountains winemaker.
Ramey Wine Cellars
David Ramey’s Healdsburg winery makes Chardonnay using native yeasts and lees aging, resting the wine with yeast sediment after fermentation.
WALT
A Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer owned by Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall, making single-vineyard wines from California and Oregon coastal sites.