Table 1. New York grapevine acreage of all ages in 1975 and 1990, by variety
|
American Varieties |
Acreage 1975
|
Acreage 1990
|
Change (%)
|
|
Concord |
27,568 |
21,006 |
-23.8 |
|
Catawba |
3,477 |
2,102 |
-39.5 |
|
Niagara |
2,355 |
2,055 |
-12.7 |
|
Delaware |
2,051 |
841 |
-58.9 |
|
Elvira |
538 |
466 |
-13.4 |
|
Dutchess |
345 |
131 |
-62.0 |
|
Moore’s Diamond |
130 |
68 |
-47.7 |
|
Fredonia |
166 |
59 |
-64.5 |
|
Ives |
596 |
45 |
-92.4 |
|
Isabella |
87 |
37 |
-57.5 |
|
Steuben |
40 |
na |
na |
|
Total |
37.353 |
26,810 |
-28.2 |
|
Interspecific Varieties |
|
||
|
Aurore |
1,727 |
1,389 |
-19.6 |
|
Seyval |
187 |
441 |
135.8 |
|
De Chaunac |
899 |
353
|
-60.7 |
|
Baco noir |
643 |
348
|
-45.9 |
|
Cayuga White |
na |
192 |
na |
|
Vidal blanc |
35 |
152 |
+334.3 |
|
Ventura |
na |
113 |
na |
|
Rougeon |
225 |
98 |
-56.4 |
|
Vignoles |
46 |
87 |
+89.1 |
|
Colobel |
97 |
85 |
-12.4 |
|
Maréchal Foch |
276 |
79 |
-71.4 |
|
Chelois |
156 |
38 |
-75.6 |
|
Chancellor |
75 |
35 |
-53.3 |
|
Cascade |
183 |
32 |
-82.5 |
|
Rosette |
95 |
28 |
-70.5 |
|
Verdelet |
24 |
na |
na |
|
Léon Millot |
41 |
na |
na |
|
Vincent |
47 |
na |
na |
|
Total |
3,470 |
4,756 |
-37.1 |
|
V. vinifera |
|||
|
Chardonnay |
107 |
983 |
+818.7 |
|
White Riesling |
123 |
404 |
+228.5 |
|
Pinot noir |
na |
196 |
na |
|
Cabernet Sauvignon |
na |
160 |
na |
|
Merlot |
na |
152 |
na |
|
Gewürztraminer |
na |
103 |
na |
|
Cabernet franc |
na |
73 |
na |
|
Sauvignon blanc |
na |
40 |
na |
|
Total |
230 |
2,111 |
+818.8 |
|
Total all varieties |
32,846 |
42,653 |
-23.0 |
Sources: N.Y. Orchard and Vineyard Survey 1975, N.Y. Crop Reporting Service, Albany, N.Y., Release No. 31, June 1976; N.Y. Vineyard Survey 1990, Dept. of Agriculture and Markets, Albany, N.Y., September 1991.
Results of a more current survey (from 1996) are available from the New York Agriculutral Statistics Website, in PDF format.