New York wine
Marechal Foch, Melody, Merlot, Niagara, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Rougeon, Sauvignon blanc, Seyval blanc, St. Vincent, Steuben, Traminette, Vidal blanc, Vignoles, Vincent[3] | |
No. of wineries | 400[4] |
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Wine produced | 150,000,000 litres (40,000,000 US gal)[2] |
New York wine refers to
History
The state of New York's wine production began in the 17th century with
In 1951
In 1976, when the Farm Winery Act was passed in New York, the state had only 19 wineries, all located in the Finger Lakes and Long Island regions. By 1985, there were 63 wineries in the two regions.[4]
In 2011, the New York wineries were given another boost when Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Fine Winery Law (S.4143-a/A.7828-a) into law, allowing each farm winery to operate up to 5 tasting rooms as a single entity, rather than requiring a separate license for each. The act also streamlined the paperwork involved in direct shipping wine to customers, and allowed wineries to use custom-crush facilities or rent equipment and space from existing wineries, rather than requiring wineries to own all their equipment.[8]
Wine grapes
The Vitis vinifera varieties account for less than 10% of the wine produced in New York. Important
Growing regions
The state's principal winemaking regions are the Finger Lakes and Long Island.[9] The Finger Lakes wine region developed in the 19th century; the first commercial vineyard and winery on Long Island was established in 1973.[9]
New York has a total of eleven designated American Viticultural Areas: Champlain Valley AVA, Long Island AVA, North Fork of Long Island AVA, The Hamptons, Long Island AVA; Hudson River Region AVA; Finger Lakes AVA, Seneca Lake AVA, Cayuga Lake AVA; Niagara Escarpment AVA, Upper Hudson AVA and Lake Erie AVA.[10]
The wine regions' soils originated from the last
Statewide, there were 470 wineries in New York in 2019.[1]
The Adirondack Coast Wine Trail, established in 2014, includes seven small vineyards/wineries (under 15 acres), including one combined apple winery and cider house, along the Adirondack Coast in northeastern New York, between Mooers and Morrisonville.[11]
Cultivation, production, and economic impact
A report in 2020, commissioned by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, estimated that in the preceding year, 35,000 acres in New York states are used for wine cultivation, of which 11,000 acres are for wine grapes, and most of the rest are for juice grapes.
A 2017 report commissioned by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation estimated that the New York wine industry supported 62,000 direct jobs paying $2.4 billion in wages. About 37% of New York produced wine was sold through wholesalers; the rest was sold by wineries in their tasting rooms, or distributed by wineries to restaurants and shops in the state.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Cazentre, Don (January 29, 2020). "How big is New York's wine business? Inside the numbers". New York Upstate.com.
- ^ a b c Trezie, Jim. "A New York State of Wine" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ "New York: Appellation Profile". Appellation America. 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2007.
- ^ a b c "About-Did you know?". New York Kitchen. 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
- ^ "New York Wine Country". New York Wine Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ OL 3968247M.
- ^ Bittner, Stephen V. (2021). Whites and Reds: A History of Wine in the Lands of Tsar and Commissar. Oxford University Press. pp. 31, 152.
- ^ Iseman, John David (August 1, 2011). "Wineries say cheers to new law". Legislative Gazette.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Asimov, Eric (April 22, 2021). "10 New York State Wines to Drink Now". The New York Times.
- ^ Dowd, Bill (August 28, 2016). "And, now there are 10 (AVAs, that is)]". Albany Times-Union.
- ^ Palmer Egan, Hannah (June 23, 2015). "Following the Adirondack Coast Wine Trail". Seven Days. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
Further reading
- Figiel, Richard (October 1, 2014). Circle of Vines: The Story of New York Wine. ISBN 978-1-4384-5380-4.