New York’s Northernmost AVA

New York State is the major U.S. wine region you may not know about it. Though California and Washington State produce the most American wines, New York state is … third. Yes, third. (Virginia is eighth, tied with Vermont and Kentucky. Who knew?)

New York State has two major wine growing regions — the North Folk of Long island and the Finger Lakes up around Syracuse and Rochester. In the Finger Lakes, look for cool climate grapes like Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, and, of course, Riesling.

Come join us this Wednesday with guest pourer James Kutemyer from distributor Lanterna Wines for a sampling of wines from the Finger Lakes!