Central Delaware Valley AVA
The Central Delaware Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The wine appellation includes 96,000 acres (38,850 ha) surrounding the Delaware River north of Philadelphia. Its southern boundary is near Titusville, New Jersey, just north of Trenton, and its northern border is near Musconetcong Mountain. A variety of Vitis vinifera and Vitis labrusca grape varieties can be grown in the area. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and the hardiness zone is mostly 7a and ranges from 6b to 7b.
Boundary
The Central Delaware Valley viticultural area is located along the Delaware River in Hunterdon County and Mercer County in New Jersey, and Bucks County in Pennsylvania. The Federal Register describes the boundaries of the Central Delaware Valley AVA as having the following boundaries:
Wineries
As of 2019[update], there are three wineries in the Central Delaware Valley AVA which all reside in Pennsylvania.
- Crossing Vineyards & Winery in Washington Crossing
- New Hope Winery in New Hope
- Sand Castle Winery in Erwinna
There are currently no New Jersey wineries established in the Central Delaware Valley AVA.
See also
- Alcohol laws of New Jersey
- Cape May Peninsula AVA
- Garden State Wine Growers Association
- Judgment of Princeton
- List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
- New Jersey Farm Winery Act
- New Jersey wine
- New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
- Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- Warren Hills AVA