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grapes in Ohio. Others soon planted
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was the largest of these rivers, and the modern Ohio River flows within segments of the ancient Teays. The ancient rivers were rearranged or consumed by glaciers and lakes.
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363:Prohibition in the United States
16:Wine region along the Ohio River
572:"USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map"
548:. Nashville, TN. Archived from
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229:American Viticultural Area
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421:"§9.78 Ohio River Valley"
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542:"Bottle Shock in Ripley"
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84:Kanawha River Valley AVA
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394:Teays River
244:appellation
212:Vidal blanc
160:Pinot blanc
128:Chambourcin
80:Sub-regions
29:Wine region
671:Ohio River
640:Categories
613:84°49′09″W
610:39°06′10″N
407:References
377:and humid
351:Cincinnati
302:Chardonnay
233:Ohio River
208:Traminette
168:Pinot noir
164:Pinot gris
140:De Chaunac
132:Chardonnay
100:Total area
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334:Alexander
286:. Of the
272:Baco noir
184:Roussanne
390:Ice Ages
338:Isabella
310:Riesling
256:Kentucky
216:Viognier
192:Sémillon
176:Riesling
172:Reliance
66:Kentucky
578:. 2012.
346:Catawba
324:History
318:Indiana
252:Indiana
200:Steuben
180:Rougeon
156:Niagara
136:Concord
120:Catawba
62:Part of
54:Country
227:is an
152:Merlot
124:Cayuga
284:Vidal
270:like
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