New Hudson Valley Winemaking Survey Published

PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 30, 2009 – WinesNY.com, an Internet publisher of information concerning New York State wines, has published a new featured article exploring the dramatic transformations in the Hudson River Valley wine making industry. The Hudson Valley has a long history of winemaking going back as far as the 17th century. The region claims the oldest commercial vineyards and the oldest vintner in the United States. Although, the region’s winemaking has traditionally been based on native and primitive hybrid grapes, the early stages of a significant transformation to an emerging appellation based on high quality wines is underway. This new WinesNY.com article traces the beginnings of the Hudson’s wine industry and its influence on the present. Modern pioneers of winemaking are identified and their impacts on current trends investigated. The contemporary wineries who are leading the Hudson Valley in both direction and quality are discussed and their influence explored. There are wine reviews and tasting notes for labels of many of the vintners from the region.
Alvin Lewis, President of Point Prox Inc., parent of WinesNY.com, observed: "These are very exciting times for the Hudson River Valley winemaking industry. What it means to make wine and the definition of wine styles from this venerable region is very much in a state of flux. Although lagging behind its sister appellations of the Finger Lakes and Long Island, in the breadth of consistent quality output, there are a handful of vintners that are crafting wines of as good as the finest vintages made anywhere else in the state. The Hudson Valley is laying down the groundwork and new traditions required to drive its transformation into a region whose wines are taken seriously around the world. Given the Hudson’s longevity in winemaking industry there is every reason to believe that the appellation's future is indeed full of promise."

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