Word: vinifera
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jefferson's old acreage Vitis vinifera, the noble vine of Europe is being grown. These vines and French-American hybrids, crossbreeds developed for more changeable climes, are also being cultivated in at least 27 other states and yielding serious table wines They are not, and never will be, Lafites or Corons but they are at least comparable to the local wines of France, and at best may prove in time to be far superior...
...recent U.S. tour, Helmut Becker, a West German oenologist and a founder of the German Wine Academy reported: "Without doubt, the wine grape can be grown in almost all parts of the U.S., with the exception of Alaska. California's privilege to be the only vinifera grape-growing area does not exist any more. He added: "The states of Washington Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, New York Indiana, Pennsylvania and others are shaking the throne of California by competing with their fine quality and fruity wines [whose] freshness and elegance are a challenge...
...York State produces one of every eleven bottles of wine made in the U.S. The state's sizable producers-Taylor, Canandaigua, Gold Seal and Widmer-are having record sales. For years, only native East Coast grapes could survive the harsh winters, but some smaller New York wineries, notably Vinifera and Bully Hill, are concentrating on wines made from hybrids of American and European grapes...