Old Mission Peninsula AVA
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Old Mission Peninsula AVA is a cool-climate American Viticultural Area in northern Michigan known for its high-quality Riesling and other white wines produced along the narrow peninsula extending into Grand Traverse Bay.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Viticultural Area
ⓘ
wine region ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Old Mission Peninsula AVA self-link ⓘ |
| agriculturalUse |
grape growing
ⓘ
orchards ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Grand Traverse Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
East Arm Grand Traverse Bay
Grand Traverse Bay ⓘ
surface form:
West Arm Grand Traverse Bay
|
| climate | cool-climate ⓘ |
| climateInfluence |
Grand Traverse Bay
ⓘ
Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| grapeVariety |
Cabernet Franc
ⓘ
Chardonnay ⓘ Gewürztraminer ⓘ Merlot ⓘ Pinot Gris ⓘ
surface form:
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Gris ⓘ Pinot Noir ⓘ Riesling ⓘ sparkling wine varieties ⓘ |
| growingSeason | short growing season ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Riesling
ⓘ
cool-climate viticulture ⓘ white wine ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 45th parallel north ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Traverse County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Traverse City, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Old Mission Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lake-moderated temperatures
ⓘ
long, cool ripening period ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Lakes wine region ⓘ |
| primaryWineStyle |
ice wine
ⓘ
sparkling wine ⓘ still white wine ⓘ |
| regionType | peninsula wine region ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ |
| soilType |
glacial soils
ⓘ
sandy loam ⓘ well-drained soils ⓘ |
| stateAVA | Michigan AVA system ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Grand Traverse Bay ⓘ |
| topography |
narrow peninsula
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| viticulturalClimate | continental ⓘ |
| wineTourism |
vineyard tours
ⓘ
wine tasting rooms ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Mission Peninsula