Yankin Virginia AVA

Virginia Peninsula yanki ne na Amurka mai suna American Viticultural Area (AVA) wanda ke kudu maso gabashin Virginia wanda ya ƙunshi gundumomin James City, York, New Kent da Charles City da kuma biranen Poquoson, Hampton, Newport News da Williamsburg masu zaman kansu. Ofishin Harajin Ciniki da Ciniki na Barasa da Taba (TTB) na Ma'aikatar Baitulmali ne ya kafa shi a matsayin AVA na tara da na 258 na jihar a ranar 24 ga Agusta, 2021 bayan ya duba takardar da The Williamsburg Winery ta gabatar, yana ba da shawarar yankin viticultural mai suna "Virginia Peninsula." 

AVA tana gano daga wurin da take a kan yanayin ƙasa na halitta wanda aka sani da Virginia Peninsula, wanda Kogin York, Kogin James, Hampton Roads da Chesapeake Bay suka tsara. Wani lokaci ana kiranta da Lower Peninsula don bambanta ta da wasu yankuna biyu da ke arewa, Tsakiyar Tekun da kuma Northern Neck .

A lokacin da aka gabatar da takardar neman izinin, yankin ya ƙunshi  tare da gonakin inabi guda 5 na kasuwanci da ake nomawa kimanin  .  A cewar takardar, ƙarin  na gonakin inabin nan gaba kaɗan. Bugu da ƙari, akwai wuraren yin giya guda 5 da ke cikin AVA. Takardar ƙarar ta gano abubuwan da suka bambanta Virginia Peninsula AVA a matsayin ilimin ƙasa da yanayinta. 

 Tarihi 
Virginia tana da tarihin yin giya ta kasuwanci wadda ta samo asali tun daga farkon mazaunanta.  Kabilun 'yan asalin ƙasar da kuma farkon mazauna Turai sun girbe inabin fox na asali daga yankin. Yankin Virginia Peninsula shine wurin da Jamestown mai tarihi ya kasance, wanda aka kafa a 1607, matsugunin farko na Ingilishi a Arewacin Amurka, da kuma Williamsburg mai tarihi, wani gari mai tasiri na mulkin mallaka inda ruwan inabi ke da dogon tarihi. Giya ta yi kyau ga yawancin tsoffin 'yan mulkin mallaka na Virginia. An shigo da waɗannan ruwan inabin daga Faransa, amma a ƙoƙarin tallafawa motsi na gida na lokacin, Williamsburg House of Burgesses ta zartar da "Dokar Sha Biyu" ta buƙaci dukkan gidaje su dasa gonakin inabi a 1619.    Kusa, a kan College Creek, John Johnson (ko Johnston) ya yi amfani da Jockey's Neck don dasa inabi.   A cikin 1760, an gabatar da shawarwari ga Babban Majalisar don ƙarfafa wannan aiki mai amfani. Ta tanadi "ƙarfafa noman gonar inabin, tana mai cewa a ba da £500 a matsayin kyauta ga duk wanda ke samar da mafi kyawun ruwan inabi a adadin da bai wuce 10 ba."  A kusan shekara ta 1807, Thomas Jefferson, wanda aka ɗauka a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin manyan masu sayar da giya a Amurka, ya kafa gonakin inabi guda biyu a gonarsa ta kudu. Manufarsa ta yin ruwan inabi daga gidan gonarsa na Virginia Monticello ta cimma nasara wajen noman nau'ikan inabi na Turai na gargajiya saboda rashin iya sarrafa ɓarkewar baƙi da ƙwarƙwata mai lalata da ake kira phylloxera .  
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