Lehigh Valley is an eastern Pennsylvania AVA with varied hillside and valley-floor sites.
The landscape creates meaningful differences within Lehigh Valley. Its regional profile describes shale-based loam on hillsides and more clay-rich valley soils, while a local grower reports successful Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc plantings. That grower also stresses that a variety can perform differently from one site to another. These examples support exploring vineyard locations within the AVA instead of assuming that one grape or one soil describes the whole region.
Regional facts reviewed 12 September 2026. The planting examples below are documented varieties, not an acreage ranking or a complete vineyard census.
Grapes planted here.
Classifications.
- American Viticultural Area (AVA)
Sources and local evidence.
- PA Vines & Wines: Lehigh Valley AVA (Pennsylvania Winery Association).
- Established American Viticultural Areas (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau).
More from here: every wine region in USA, or the wider Pennsylvania guide.
