The state in the east of the USA with the capital Charleston covers around 62,800 km². It borders Virginia to the east, Kentucky to the south, Ohio to the west and Pennsylvania and Maryland to the north. West Virginia was formed during the American Civil War (1861-1865). West Virginia was formed during the American Civil War (1861-1865) by secession from Confederate Virginia (which joined the southern states) on the initiative of citizens loyal to the Union and was admitted to the Union as the 35th state in 1863.

Viticulture dates back to the early 19th century. The first experiments with vines took place in river valleys along the Ohio River. However, modern viticulture did not develop until the 1970s, when French hybrids were introduced in some states on the Atlantic coast on the initiative of the American viticulture pioneer Philip Wagner (1904-1996), which proved to be resistant to the humid climate.
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