New York Flashcards
Year Dr. Konstantin Frank founded his Vinifera Wine Cellars
1962
- Achieved praise with Riesling and sparkling wines
- Ignited new interest in noble varieties in New York
Seneca Lake
3 Producers
- Hermann J. Wiemer
- Anthony Road
- Red Tail Ridge
- Red New Cellars
- Standing Stone
Seneca Lake
- Depth
- Length
- 634 ft deep (deepest)
- 35 miles long
Anthony Road
Previous long time Winemaker
Johannes Reinhardt
- Family in German wine industry since 1498
- Today, Peter Becraft, Ass. Winemaker 2008, Head Winemaker 2014; met Johannes in the tasting room that led to a cellar visit in 2006
Red Tail Ridge
Winemaker
Nancy Irelan
- Former E & J Gallo researcher,
- With husband Mike Schnelle
- State’s greenest winery
- Constructed w/ recycled materials and stones found in the vineyard
Red Newt Cellars
- Founders
- Winemaker
- David (Winemaker) and Debra (Chef) Whiting, est 1998, w/ adjacent Bistro
- 2011, Deb passed away
- Winemaker Kelby Russell
Cayuga Lake
2 Producers
- Sheldrake Point est 1998
- Heart & Hands est 2006
Cayuga Lake AVA
Year AVA est.
1988
- 1st Finger Lakes sub AVA (Seneca 2003)
What are the AVA’s of New York?
Cayuga Lake,1988
Champlain Valley of New York, 2016
Finger Lakes, 1982
Hudson River Region,1982
Lake Erie (shared with Ohio and Penn),1983
Long Island, 2001
Niagara Escarpment, 2005
North Fork of Long Island, 1986
Seneca Lake, 2003
The Hamptons, Long Island, 1985
Upper Hudson, 2019
What are the nested-AVA’s of Long Island?
The Hamptons, Long Island AVA
North Fork of Long Island AVA
What are the major grapes of the Upper Hudson AVA?
La Crecent
Marquette
Frontenac
What are the major grapes of the Long Island AVA?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Chardonnay
What is 95% of the Lake Erie AVA planted to?
Concord
What major grapes do we find in the Hudson River Region AVA?
Seyval Blanc
Cabernet Franc
Baco Noir
What are the nested AVA’s of the Finger Lakes AVA?
Cayuga Lake AVA
Seneca Lake AVA
What are the major grapes of the Finger Lakes AVA?
Riesling
Chardonnay
Cabernet Franc
What % of New York wines are vitis vinifera?
1/3
What was the US’ first bonded winery?
a. Pleasant Valley Wine Company in 1860, still operational
b. Near Hammondsport, Finger Lakes