Lancaster Valley AVA

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{{Infobox wine region

| name = Lancaster Valley AVA

| image = Lancaster Valley Pennsylvania.jpg

| caption = The Lancaster Valley near the Susquehanna River Valley

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| type = American Viticultural Area

| year = 1984{{cite web |url= https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=965645f378aa13a2b0aac7d55b27d802&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&r=SECTION&n=se27.1.9_141 | website=Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) | title= §9.41 Lancaster Valley

| format=Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Part 9 — American Viticultural Areas; Subpart C — Approved American Viticultural Areas |access-date=2008-02-05 }}

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| country = United States

| part of = Pennsylvania

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| climate region = Continental/humid subtropical

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| soil = Karst

| total size = {{convert|225000|acre|ha|0}}{{cite web |website=Wine Institute |date=2008 |url=http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |title=American Viticultural Areas by State |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127115948/http://www.iwineinstitute.com/ava/avabystate.asp |archive-date=2008-01-27 |access-date=2008-02-05 }}

| planted = {{convert|400|acre|ha|0}}{{cite web |title= Lancaster-Valley (AVA): Appellation Profile |url= http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lancaster-Valley.html | website=Appellation America | date=2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130610050246/http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Lancaster-Valley.html | archive-date=2013-06-10 | url-status=live}}

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| grapes = Cabernet Franc, Catawba, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chancellor, De Chaunac, Merlot, Niagara, Seyval blanc, Vidal blanc, Vignoles

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| wineries = 10

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The Lancaster Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Lancaster and Chester counties of southeastern Pennsylvania, centered on the city of Lancaster. The wine region includes {{convert|225000|acre|ha|0}} in a valley that is roughly {{convert|30|mi|km|0}} long and {{convert|12|mi|km|0}} wide, although only {{convert|400|acre|ha|0}} are planted to grapevines. The Lancaster Valley area is one of the most fertile agricultural areas in Pennsylvania, and features rich topsoil over limestone bedrock. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is located in hardiness zone 7a.