Delaware wine explained

Delaware
Official Name:	State of Delaware
Type:	U.S. state
Year:	1787^[1]
Country:	United States
Total Size:	1950sqmi
Grapes:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Delaware, Merlot, Seyval blanc, Vidal blanc^[2]
Wineries:	2^[3]

Delaware wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Delaware. Historically, the first Swedish settlers planted grapes and made wine in Delaware as early as 1638.^{[1] [4]}

Delaware has the fewest wineries of any state in the United States.^[5] The largest winery is Nassau Valley Vineyards near Lewes, which makes fruit wines in addition to grape wines. Three others are Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery in Frankford, which opened in 2010, Pizzadili Winery near Felton, a small, family business which opened in 2007^[6] and Harvest Ridge Winery near Marydel, which opened in 2013.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delaware Wine . Wine Searcher . 2018-10-02.
2. Web site: Our Wines . Nassau Valley Vineyards . 22 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622000027/https://www.nassauvalley.com/our-wines/ . 2020-06-22 . live.
3. Web site: Delaware: Appellation Profile . Appellation America . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911133515/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Delaware.html . 2013-09-11.
4. Book: Stevenson, Tom . De meest complete wijnencyclopedie. The most complete wine encyclopedia . Lannoo . nl . 519 . 978-9077445112 . 2006-10-01.
5. Book: . Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide . 2005-10-01 . Sterling . 978-1402725852.
6. Web site: Pizzadili Winery: A Father's Dream Realized . Delaware Living . 2019 . Delaware Electric Cooperative . January 8, 2010 .
7. Web site: Harvest Ridge Winery Is a Family Affair . Delaware Electric Cooperative . 2021-04-22.