New York Flashcards
What niche wine can you find in New York?
Can you name any producers?
Kosher wines
Mogen David
Manischewitz
What are the big 5 French-American hybrids?
Baco Noir, Seyval Blanc, Vidal, Cayuga, Catawba,
Who developed New York’s wine industry toward the modern american palate in the 1950s? What was his signature grape & region?
Dr. Konstantin Frank, Finger Lakes Riesling.
Where did the finger lakes come from? How many finger lakes are there? Which have their own AVAs?
Retreating Glaciers from the last ice age
11! The 2 deepest: Seneca Lake & Cayuga
Was wine made from finger lakes grapes before Dr. Frank?
Yes, Finger Lakes was NY’s premier wine region since the mid 19th century, though their focus was on french-american hybrid whites & bubbles before Frank planted Riesling.
What are the Finger Lakes Major & Minor grapes?
Major: Riesling
Minor: Chardonnay, Gewurz, Pinot, Cab Franc, Merlot
What is New York’s biggest vine hazard? How is it averted in NY’s premier wine region?
Winter freeze & spring/autumn frost.
The finger lakes are powerful temperature moderators.
List off all of NY’s AVAs
Champlain Valley AVA
Niagra Escarpment AVA
Lake Eerie AVA
Finger Lakes AVA (Cayuga & Seneca AVAs)
Upper Hudson Valley AVA
Hudson River Region AVA
Long Island AVA (North Fork & Hamptons AVAs)
What are the climates of NY’s wine regions?
From continental inland in the Finger Lakes, to Maritime in coastal areas like Long Island
What are the 3 big lakes of NY? Where are they relative to each other? Which one’s associated with the Hudson River?
Ontario is NW
Erie is SW
Lake Champlain is NE, and associated w/the Hudson
What city is between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario?
Buffalo
What 3 cities form a triangle around the Finger Lakes
Rochester (NW)
Syracuse (NE)
Corning (S)
What city is on the Hudson river, between the 2 hudson river AVAs?
Albany
