Oklahoma Wine Country

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Oklahoma's Cynthiana (Norton) grape — a native North American variety — produces deeply colored, tannic red wines with a character unlike any European variety, and Oklahoma winemakers have mastered it better than almost anyone.

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About Oklahoma Wine Country

Oklahoma wine country punches well above its weight. Fifty estate wineries spread across the state from the Ozark Plateau to the Arbuckle Mountains produce wines from Cynthiana/Norton, Chambourcin, Chardonel, and cold-hardy hybrids that have quietly developed a loyal following among Southern Plains wine lovers. The Cynthiana grape — a native North American variety also known as Norton — is Oklahoma's calling card: deeply colored, tannic, and with a unique flavor profile that reflects a terroir entirely its own.

The Ozark Plateau in eastern Oklahoma is where the state's wine heritage is deepest. German immigrants settled these hills in the 1800s and planted vines; their descendants still make wine from some of those same hillsides. The Ozark Highlands AVA — shared with Arkansas and Missouri — gives the region formal recognition, and producers here are among Oklahoma's most technically accomplished.

Oklahoma City and Tulsa have developed genuine urban wine cultures. Girls Gone Wine in Edmond and a cluster of tasting rooms in the OKC metro draw sophisticated wine lovers who have discovered that Oklahoma's Cynthiana and hybrid wine producers are making wines worth serious attention. Oklahoma wine is a Southern Plains discovery worth making.