| Wine region | |
 Georgia AVAs | |
| Official name | State of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Type | U.S. StateAppellation[1] |
| Years of wine industry | 237 |
| Country | United States |
| Sub-regions | Dahlonega Plateau AVA,Upper Hiwassee Highlands AVA |
| Climate region | Region I-IV[2][3] |
| Heat units | 1503-3100GDD[2][3] |
| Total area | 36.8 million acres (57,513 sq mi)[4] |
| Grapes produced | Albariño,Cabernet Franc,Cabernet Sauvignon,Carlos,Catawba,Cayuga,Chambourcin,Chardonel,Chardonnay,Concord,De Chaunac,Gewürztraminer,Malbec,Marsanne,Merlot,Mourvedre,Muscadine,Niagara,Noble,Norton,Petit Manseng,Pinot blanc,Pinot gris,Pinot noir,Riesling,Roussanne,Sangiovese,Scarlet,Scuppernong,Seyval blanc,Syrah,Tannat,Touriga Nacional,Vidal blanc,Viognier[1] |
Georgia wine refers towine made fromgrapes grown in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. Georgia was an important winegrowing region of the United States in the 19th century, and by 1900 ranked sixth in production among U.S. states.
The state of Georgia first prohibited alcoholic beverages before many other states, in 1907 and subsequently the Georgian wine industry was decimated byProhibition in the United States. The modern wine industry of Georgia only began in the 1980s. Georgia is the national leader in the production of wine from theMuscadine grape.[1]
In 2014, the multi-stateUpper Hiwassee Highlands, which encompasses three counties in northwestern Georgia and across the border into two counties in southwesternNorth Carolina toward the Tennessee border, was recognized as the state's firstAmerican Viticultural Area (AVA). Four years later, Georgia's second AVA,Dahlonega Plateau was formally established further south in the foothills of theThree Sisters Mountain.
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