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USA Source: New York Fruit Tree and Vineyard Survey, 2006
Although the roots of commercial winemaking in New York date back to the 17th century, when the first wine growers settled near New Paltz in the Hudson River valley, 200 of the 316 current wineries in New York were founded only within the last decade.
New York state currently has 316 wineries in 5 regions with a total number of 9 AVAs:
- Finger Lakes
- Finger Lakes AVA
- Cayuga Lake AVA
- Seneca Lake AVA
- Hudson River
- Hudson River Region AVA
- Long Island
- Long Island AVA
- The Hamptons, Long Island AVA
- North Fork of Long Island AVA
- Lake Erie
- Lake Erie AVA
- Niagara Escarpment
- Niagara Escarpment AVA
Although New York (and the Finger Lakes in particular) has been very active to promote wines made from grape varieties such as Riesling or Cabernet Franc only about 10% of the state's vineyards are planted to vitis vinifera varieties. Concord, a Native American variety, remains to be the dominant grape (along with Catawba) and serves as the breadwinning variety for making grape juice. Also popular amongst growers in New York are French-American hybrids such as Cayuga White or Traminette, which were developed at Cornell University.
External article: Climate and soils of Long Island