Finger Lakes|
|
| Type | American Viticultural Area |
|---|
| Year established | 1982 |
|---|
| Years of wine industry | 163 |
|---|
| Country | United States |
|---|
| Part of | New York |
|---|
| Other regions in New York | Champlain Valley of New York AVA, Hudson River Region AVA, Lake Erie AVA, Long Island AVA, Niagara Escarpment AVA, North Fork of Long Island AVA, The Hamptons, Long Island AVA, Upper Hudson AVA |
|---|
| Sub-regions | Cayuga Lake AVA, Seneca Lake AVA |
|---|
| Growing season | 190-205 days |
|---|
| Climate region | Continental |
|---|
| Precipitation (annual average) | 30 to 40 in (760–1,020 mm) |
|---|
| Total area | 5,400,000 acres (8,400 sq mi) |
|---|
| Size of planted vineyards | 9,393 acres (3,801 ha) |
|---|
| Grapes produced | Baco noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Catawba, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chancellor, Chardonnay, Chelois, Colobel, Concord, Corot noir, De Chaunac, Delaware, Diamond, Dornfelder, Gamay noir, Geisenheim, Gewürztraminer, Himrod, Isabella, Ives noir, Lakemont, Lemberger, Leon Millot, Malbec, Marechal Foch, Melody, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, Muscat Ottonel, Niagara, Noiret, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot noir, Riesling, Rkatsiteli, Rougeon, Saperavi, Sauvignon blanc, Sereksiya Charni, Severnyi, Seyval blanc, Siegerrebe, St. Vincent, Syrah, Traminette, Verdelet, Vidal blanc, Vignoles, Villard noir, Villard blanc, Viognier |
|---|
| No. of wineries | 130 |
|---|
Finger Lakes is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in upstate New York, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south of Lake Ontario encompassing entirely 14 counties: Cayuga, Chemung , Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onondaga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne and Yates counties. It was established on August 31, 1982 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by the Finger Lakes Wine Growers Association proposing a viticultural area named "Finger Lakes."
The "Finger Lakes Region" encompasses eleven lakes expanding about 8,400 square miles (5,400,000 acres) while the area around Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, and Cayuga Lakes is resident to the majority of vineyards. Cayuga and Seneca Lakes were established as sub-appellations, in 1988 and 2003, respectively, based on their unique terroir due to "lake effect." As of 2014, 130 wineries, 9,393 acres (3,801 ha) of vineyards harvesting 54,600 tons of grapes annually making Finger Lakes by far the largest and most productive wine region in the Empire State. About 80 percent of the state’s wine production is sourced from Finger Lakes.