The Cork Has Popped in New York
Click on image above for timeline of wine making in New York and below for photos of New York wine label |
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Many people are surprised to find that wine is made in New York. When I tell people about it their first reaction tends to be “where do they grow it?” and “is it any good?”
The wine business is a tricky one. According to the Federal Tax and Trade Bureau statistics, New York is the second in the amount of gallons produced. But it has the third largest acres of vineyards and runs number four in the amount of wineries.
Wine makers in New York are eager to show the rest of the country that while California is number one in all those categories, New York makes a fine bottle as well.
One-reason grapes grow so well here is due to the nutrients soaked in through the glaciers that once covered the land. New York State is made up of eight main wine growing regions, Long Island, The Hamptons, North Fork, Hudson River, Finger Lakes, Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and Lake Erie.
While many of the wineries in these areas don’t ship far, they sell most of their wine to restaurants upstate. Not many restaurants and wine shops specialize in New York wines in the City. Stain Bar, in Williamsburg, sells only New York wines. So does Bridge Vineyards, also in Williamsburg.
More and more, New York wines are making the scene.
Click on the image below to see a video of the vineyard in Queens and a New York wine tasting in Brooklyn
