New York

Question 1

NY’s most planted grape

Answer 1

• Concord!
  — Vitis labrusca NOT Vitis vinifera
• Most goes to jam, juice and table grapes
• Kosher sacramental wine
  — Manischewitz, Mogen David

Question 2

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Answer 2

-Ukranian born Viticulturist
-in 1957 planted grapes along the shale slopes of Keuka Lake (Finger), proving it was possible and silencing the naysayers
-Basically brought Vinifera to the US
-Founded his cellar (Vinifera Wine Cellars) at the age of 63 and produced renowned riesling

Question 3

Name the 11 AVAs of New York
(W to E, N to S)

Answer 3

• Lake Eerie: Concord, concord, concord
• Niagara Escarpment
• Finger Lakes: 90% of state’s bottlings
  — Seneca Lakes
  — Cayuga Lake
• Champlain Valley
• Upper Hudson
• Hudson River Region
  — Oldest continuous winery in the US: Brotherhood Winery (1839)
• Long Island: Sandy soil
  — North Fork of Long Island
  — The Hamptons

Question 4

Four most important AVAs of New York?

Answer 4

Hudson River, Lake Erie, Long Island, Finger Lakes

Question 5

Main White grapes of New York?

Answer 5

-Chardonnay
-Riesling
-Gewürztraminer
-Aurore
-Seyval Blanc

Question 6

Red grapes of New York?

Answer 6

-Cab Franc
-Pinot Noir
-Merlot
-Concord (Labrusca)