Arkansas wine
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Arkansas wine refers to wine
made from grape
s grown in the U.S. state of Arkansas
. Many of these wines are grown from traditional European wine grapes of the vitis vinifera group such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir,and Riesling but Arkansas boasts a few wine from its native grapes, the Cynthiana and Muscadine. Winemaking in Arkansas began in the 1870's with German and Swiss settlers who found the climate of northwest Arkansas favorable to growing grapes. Although there are only six commercial wineries in Arkansas, the state has three designated American Viticultural Area
s. Half of Arkansas's counties remain dry
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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
made from grape
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
s grown in the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. Many of these wines are grown from traditional European wine grapes of the vitis vinifera group such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir,and Riesling but Arkansas boasts a few wine from its native grapes, the Cynthiana and Muscadine. Winemaking in Arkansas began in the 1870's with German and Swiss settlers who found the climate of northwest Arkansas favorable to growing grapes. Although there are only six commercial wineries in Arkansas, the state has three designated American Viticultural Area
American Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....
s. Half of Arkansas's counties remain dry
Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition in the United States was a national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933. The ban was mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and the Volstead Act set down the rules for enforcing the ban, as well as defining which...
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