If you live in New York, work in New York or are doing business in New York – there is only one appropriate drink to order…New York State wines. New York State of Wine The New York grape, grape juice and wine industries generate more than $4.8 billion in economic benefits annually for New York […]
NY drinks NY wines: History and hybrids
New York Wines: Disaster in the Beginning Historians have documented the fact that grapes were first introduced to New York by the Dutch (1647-1664); sadly, the crops failed. A few years later, the French Huguenot settlers in Ulster County tried to plant European varietals (1667) and they too were unsuccessful. William Robert Prince (1795—1869) Finally, […]