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By David Kermode on June 9, 2022

David Kermode: what you need to know about New York wines

“New York finds itself well positioned for the zeitgeist, with the right vinifera varieties for fresh, taut, mineral-driven wines, a loyal fan base, room for expansion, a reasonably ready supply of water, no wild fires, and solid foundations to withstand the pressures of global warming.” That’s why an increasing number of buyers are looking to start their journey into US wine on the east rather than more familiar west coast and see what the buzz about New York State wines is all about. David Kermode helps set the scene…

Posted In: Finger Lakes, long island, new york, New York State, wine, wine producers, winemakers

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By Richard Siddle on May 5, 2022

New York Debate Part 2: Buyers & producers on its biggest potential

In the first part of our New York Pitch project in partnership with the New York Grape & Wine Foundation we helped to bring producers looking to export to the UK together with leading buyers from key importers and the chance to hear about their wines. Here we dig a little deeper into what New York State can offer by picking out the wine styles that the buyers think have the most potential to do well in the UK and why the region has so much to offer in terms of cool climate, fresh, pure fruit forward, acid driven wines with low alcohols.

Posted In: custom, New York State Wines, wine, wine buyers, wine importers, wine producers, winemakers

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By Richard Siddle on May 3, 2022

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New York producers pitch their claims to buyers for a UK listing

There are many ways for producers and buyers to meet. Be it at tastings, international trade fairs or personal visits to the winery. During the pandemic we also all went online to do business via zoom and found new ways of working together. Which is very much what The Buyer and New York Wine Grape Foundation wanted to do with our “New York Pitch” project and the chance for leading UK buyers to meet and hear the stories of a number of New York State wineries looking to find listings in the UK through a series of ‘Dragons Den’ style pitches via zoom. Here we look at the producers that took part and what potential UK buyers think New York as a region has in the UK and which wine styles and price points are best placed to do well in this market.

Posted In: customs union, New York State, New York wine producers, New York Wines, wine, wine buyers, wine importers

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By Justin Keay on April 7, 2022

Why New York Cabernet Franc is becoming the new black

Freshness, elegance and novelty are just three reasons why New York Cabernet Franc is making a big impression on wine lovers both in the US and UK, says Justin Keay, who talks to winemakers from the two main New York wine regions of Finger Lakes and Long Island. He also Zooms in for an Oz Clarke-hosted tasting ‘face-off’ between three New York Cabernet Franc producers and three from other wine regions, including the Loire and South Africa to discover why this particular variety is so on-trend and such an important grape for the future.

Posted In: cabernet franc, Element, Justin Keay, New York Cabernet Franc, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, Red Newt

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By Justin Keay on May 11, 2021

Why New York’s Finger Lakes is not just about the Riesling

Once famed purely for its high-toned, nervy Riesling, the Finger Lakes region of New York State has been branching out. Although the region is small by international standards, its many micro-climates are facilitating experimentation with Grenache, Syrah and even Rkatsiteli. Justin Keay had an audience with Christopher Bates from Element Winery, Meaghan Frank from Dr Konstantin Frank Winery and Oskar Bynke from Hermann J Wiemer who showed Keay their Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gewürtztraminer respectively.

Posted In: Finger Lakes, Justin Keay, New York State Wines

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By Richard Siddle on August 11, 2020

How New York’s Forge Cellars is driven by Riesling & Pinot Noir

If you like bone dry Riesling and cool climate Pinot Noir then head to Forge Cellars in New York States’ Seneca Lake. It’s so proud of those two styles of wine it makes that they are the main slogan on the company’s website. Forge Cellars is actually a Franco-American alliance between local New York winemaker, Rick Rainey and Louis Barruol of France, owner of Chateau de Saint Cosme and Chateau Rouanne. Here Rainey explains what it has been able to do in lockdown and its plans when restrictions ease.

Posted In: forge, New York State, new york wine, wine, wine producer, winemaker

Tasting: Wine

By Peter Dean on July 31, 2020

Long Read

How New York’s Finger Lakes has started a Riesling revolution

American viticulture has the ability to deliver fantastic mineral-driven, complex, refined, long-ageing, and refreshing white wines that remind one of great Old World regions such as Burgundy, Mosel and the Loire. But in the past two decades a new breed of winemaker is ensuring that American AVAs are developing their own, unique characteristics. Nowhere is this more true than Finger Lakes in New York State, whose cool climate Rieslings have been going through a Renaissance in the past eight years – switching from a semi-dry style to dry and starting to reap the benefits.

Posted In: dr konstantin frank, Finger Lakes, Forge Cellars., Herman J. Wiemer, Nathan K, new york, New York Wines, Osmote, Peter Dean, Red Newt Cellars, Riesling, Seneca Lake

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By Richard Siddle on July 3, 2020

Osmote’s Ben Riccardi on making cutting edge wines in New York

Ben Riccardi was born and raised in the Finger Lakes, the heartland of winemaking in New York State. Whilst he is quickly making his own name for himself in the state as a cutting edge winemaker, producing low intervention, terroir-driven wines, it’s his experiences travelling the world in working with prestigious winemakers in France (Domaine Blancardy), New Zealand (Craggy Range and Muddy Water) and Sonoma County (Williams-Selyem) that has helped shape the winemaker he has now become.

Posted In: ben riccardi, Finger Lakes, new york, New York State, osmote wine, state, wine, winemaker

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By Richard Siddle on June 27, 2020

Roman Roth & the quality wines at New York’s Wölffer Estate

The combination of strong winds coming in off the ocean, with quality soils helps the Wölffer Estate Vineyard produce its signature, balanced, elegant, and age-worthy wines – with a particular focus on making premium rosés. As we continue our series profiling leading New York State wineries we talk to Roman Roth, winemaker at the estate, about being able to make food-friendly, accessible wines that also have the ability to age and improve with time.

Posted In: New York State, new york wine, wine, wolfer estate vineyard

Opinion

By Richard Siddle on June 19, 2020

The lakes of New York State are not only beautiful to look at but have such an influence on the styles of wine being made

Jamie Goode: 10 things you need to know about New York wines

Jame Goode first visited New York State’s wine regions in 2018, and he was also able to go back again the following year. He quickly became impressed with the range and diversity of wines being made across its two main wine growing regions of the Finger Lakes and Long Island. It’s time, he says, that the evolution of these two regions needs to be told to a wider audience. So here are the 10 things that he thinks you should know about New York State wine.

Posted In: Finger Lakes, Jamie Goode, long island, New York State, wine

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