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===North America=== [[File:Washington Viognier blend.jpg|left|thumb|upright|A Viognier-based white "Rhone-style blend" from Washington State]] Since the late 1980s, plantings of Viognier in the [[United States wine|United States]] and [[Canada wine|Canada]] have increased dramatically. California's [[Central Coast AVA|Central Coast]] is the leading producer with over {{convert|2000|acre|hectare|0}} of the grape planted. Californian Viogniers are noticeably higher in alcohol compared to other wines made from the grape.<ref name="Robinson pg 754"/> The [[Rhone Rangers]] of the mid-1980s helped spark the increased interest in Viognier in California.<ref name="MacNeil pg 240">K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 240 Workman Publishing 2001 {{ISBN|1-56305-434-5}}</ref> It has received international attention growing in [[Virginia]], and in 2011 was named [[Virginia wine|Virginia]]'s signature white grape. The grape can also be found in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Texas wine|Texas]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Oregon wine|Oregon]], [[Michigan]], [[Idaho]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Missouri]] and [[Arizona]], [[Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California]] as well as [[British Columbia]] and the Niagara and [[Lake Erie AVA|Lake Erie]] North Shore regions of [[Ontario]].<ref name="Clarke pg 281"/>
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