| Wine region | |
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| Official name | State of Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Type | U.S. StateAppellation[1] |
| Year established | 1836 |
| Years of wine industry | 145[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Other regions in vicinity | Kentucky,Mississippi,Missouri,Oklahoma,Tennessee |
| Sub-regions | Altus AVA,Arkansas Mountain AVA,Ozark Mountain AVA |
| Climate region | Humid subtropical/continental in highlands |
| Total area | 33.3 million acres (52,035 sq mi)[3] |
| No. of vineyards | 14 |
| Grapes produced | Cabernet Sauvignon,Catawba,Chardonnay,Concord,Edelweiss,Merlot,Müller-Thurgau,Muscadine,Niagara,Norton,Scheurebe,Seyval blanc,Verdelet,Vidal blanc,Vignoles[1] |
| No. of wineries | 6[1] |
Arkansas wine refers towine made fromgrapes grown in theU.S. state ofArkansas. Many of these wines are grown from traditional European wine grapes of theVitis vinifera group such asCabernet Sauvignon,Chardonnay,Pinot noir, andRiesling and also produces wine from its native grapes,Cynthiana andMuscadine.
Arkansas viticulture dates back to the 1880s when the firstFrench Catholic settlers started commercial winemaking withCatholicSwiss-Germans, who immigrated toAltus, Arkansas and found theterroir ideal to grow grapes.[2] One of these settlers was Jacob Post, who emigrated to the area in 1872 and his descendants are sixth generation winemakers. The four oldest running wineries in the state (Wiederkehr, Post, Mount Bethel and Cowie) are all located in Altus. At one point Arkansas had 160 wineries and produced more wine and grapes than any other state.Prohibition in the United States reduced the wineries to only a few that remain today, and about half of Arkansas's counties remaindry.[1][4]
As of 2025, there are at least fourteen wineries listed in Arkansas, and the state has three establishedAmerican Viticultural Areas (AVA).[1] TheUniversity of Arkansas has worked with the Post family for nearly a century to develop new grapes and harvesting technology. John Clark, ahorticulture professor at the University of Arkansas, has worked for 20 years on grapes that can withstand Arkansas' natural problems, such as highhumidity.[4]
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