1. Grapes grown

2. History

3. See also

4. References

5. External links

Nebraska wine is wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Nebraska's oldest winery was founded in 1994, and about twenty commercial wineries operate across the state. The vast majority of these wineries are small and sell most of their wine to tourists who visit the winery in person. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln has a program in viticulture. There are no designated American Viticultural Areas in Nebraska.

Grapes grown

Nebraska's climate, with its long, hot summers, cold winters, and wide seasonal variations in precipitation and humidity limits the ability to grow European grape varieties. Most Nebraska grapes are French-American hybrids and American varieties; varieties commonly grown include Edelweiss, La Crosse, St. Croix, and Vignoles.^[1]

Nebraska's grape growers continue to introduce and develop new varieties. In 2006, Whisky Run Creek Vineyard of Brownville produced the state's first Riesling. In the late 1990s, Cuthills Vineyards of Pierce began a breeding program to create European-style red wines by crossbreeding Spanish and French grapes with wild grapes native to Nebraska. The Temparia variety is the first grape derived from this breeding program to be used in a wine.^[3]

History

The wine and grape industry in Nebraska began in the late 19th century, by the end of which {{convert|5000|acre|ha|-2|abbr=on}} of grapes were in production, with most vineyards located in the counties of southeastern Nebraska adjacent to the Missouri River.^[4] The Nebraska wine industry was devastated in the 1910s by Prohibition; after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the remaining commercial grape industry in Nebraska was destroyed by a storm in November 1940.

The wine and grape industry in Nebraska was dormant until the mid-1980s; the passage of the Nebraska Farm Wineries Act by the Nebraska Legislature in 1986 increased the amount of wine that a Nebraska winery could produce from {{convert|200|USgal|L|-1}} to {{convert|50000|USgal|L|-3}}.^[4] Even in the early 1990s, fewer than {{convert|10|acre|ha|0|abbr=on}} of vineyards were in cultivation in the state.^[2]

The first winery in Nebraska since Prohibition, Cuthills Vineyard   in Pierce, opened on 1994-12-17. Since then, 28 additional wineries have opened across the entire state.

Nebraska wineries have gained national recognition for their wine. In 2012 Miletta Vista Winery won Best of Show with their Brianna at the US National Competition in Sonoma, CA. The same year they also won Best of Show with their Edelweiss wine in the Florida State Fair International Wine and Grape Juice Competition. They have continued to win numerous awards with Best of Class, Double Golds, and many others.

In 2006 Soaring Wing's "Dragons Red" was awarded the title of "best hybrid red" in the Best Of The East competition which pools wineries East of the Rockies. And since then they have garnered over 120 awards, including multiple Double Golds, in various national and international competitions.

See also

• American wine

References

External links

• Vintage Nebraska Nebraska Wineries and Grape Growers Association
• University of Nebraska–Lincoln Viticulture Program

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