Yes, wines of New York is a category that I am excited to explore with my guests at Wine Time Online. As early as 2004, when I began studying the Sommelier curriculum, New York was listed fourth in wine production in the United States, behind California, Washington, and Oregon. I tried many of the wines back then, I was especially interested in aromatic white wines, and how those grapes would be able to thrive in the specific climate. Looking at the map above, one can imagine

If you have attended my classes, you know that I have a fairly concise description of the production process of red wines, It comes down to this point, red wine is created from red, blue, purple, or black grapes. When producing red wine the grapes are crushed and the skins are left in contact with the juice. The skins are macerated into the must, and the juice extracts color, texture, and flavor. If this were done with green, yellow, orange, or white grapes, there would be li