New York

Question 1

Name the AVA’s of New York State from West to East.

Answer 1

Lake Erie
Niagra Escarpment
Fingerlakes 
    (Seneca and Cayuga)
Hudson Valley
Long Island
    (North Fork of Long Island and The Hamptons)

Question 2

T or F New York is the second largest producer of wine - but currently only has less than 1/3 planted to vitis vinifera?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Who was the first to successfully cultivate vitis vinifera in NY?

Answer 3

A janitor at Cornell and eventual winemaker Dr. Konstantin Frank in the 1960’s

Question 4

What grapes preform well in NY?

Answer 4

Chardonnay
Riesling
Pinot Blanc
Gewürztraminer

Question 5

What grapes preform well on Long Island?

Answer 5

Bordeaux varietals - here the growing season is three weeks longer than in the finger lakes.

Question 6

Where is 90% of the wine in NY produced?

Answer 6

In the finger lakes.

Question 7

What are the important affects of the Great Lakes on the wine growing regions?

Answer 7

They moderate freezes helping promote a later bud break and deep freezes during the winter.

Question 8

What red grape is showing promise in the Fingerlakes?

Answer 8

Pinot Noir.

Question 9

What is the crossing of the popular Niagara grape in the Fingerlakes?

Answer 9

Concord and Cassidy