Bundles of dormant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines ready to be planted / Photo courtesy Jessica Dunnam, viticulturist, Results Partners
Wine is a global commodity, but does it make for a better product when everything is locally sourced?
The history of wine-grape cultivation dates to at least 6,000 B.C., and it’s deeply intertwined with the development of civilizations, empires and global trade. Grapes are planted on every continent except Antarctica, and producers craft bottlings from grape varieties indigenous to regions across the planet.
But increasingly, winemakers try to source ingredients from closer to home in a bid, they say, to create more authentic and delicious wines. Their reasons are many, and range from concerns over the spread of pests and disease, to logistics and a desire to develop their region’s terroir.
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GENEVA, N.Y., April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Podcast growth and listenership accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic. An article published in Forbes in February, reported that podcasts reached an estimated 100 million Americans each month in 2020, with Business Insider noting that listenership more than doubled since 2016, and is expected to grow year over year at a rate of 16%.
The Viti+Culture Podcast launches April 8, 2021, and features a range of guests as well as weekly talks on what is happening in the vineyard.
Against the backdrop of continued podcast growth, Finger Lakes winemaker Chris Missick is proud to announce the launch of Viti+Culture. The Viti+Culture Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and will feature videos of all interviews on its YouTube channel. We ll talk a lot about wine, but that won t be the whole conversation, Missick says. Viti+Culture will share conversations with makers, growers, thinker
Fox Run Appoints New Assistant Winemaker, Ashley McCaffrey
Posted on February 04, 2021
PENN YAN, NY – Fox Run Vineyards rang in the new year with an important new hire. The Seneca Lake winery announced Ashley McCaffrey as its new Assistant Winemaker, the first changing of the guard in half a decade for the winery production team.
A graduate of the Finger Lakes Community College Viticulture and Wine Technology program, McCaffrey assumed she would pursue wine education and become a sommelier. Her path quickly changed after interning with the Fox Run winemaking team in 2014.
“Within a few weeks of working with Peter Bell, Lindsey VanKeuren, and Sarah Gummoe, I was quickly convinced that my real passion lay in production,” said McCaffrey. Since then, she has gone on to work with winemakers at Sheldrake Point Winery, Three Brothers Wineries, and Saint Clair Family Estates in Marlborough, NZ. McCaffrey has even dabbled in craft beer production and cidermaking.
Steve Buchiere
Finger Lakes Times
In July 2019, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer came to the Finger Lakes to rail against the federal governmentâs restrictions on the sizes of canned wines and ciders that have raised costs for producers of a product that is growing rapidly in popularity.
Last month, Finger Lakes wine industry members and national advocates were toasting regulatory changes that Schumer helped secure and which he believes will help this segment of the wine and cider industry grow further.
Schumer announced that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is lifting what he called unnecessary restrictions that have prevented wineries and cideries from selling their beverages in regular-sized cans.
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New York wineries can now sell wine in cans after restrictions were lifted by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Senator Chuck Schumer said the decision will lead to further economic growth and allow producers to capitalize on an explosive trend. The canned wine industry has grown exponentially in recent years.
“Although it was already a heavy-hitter, New York’s $4.8 billion wine industry was left hanging on the vine by TTB’s outdated rules and restrictions,” said Senator Schumer. “Today’s decision to allow winemakers to sell their products in the most popular-sized cans will lead to further economic growth and allow producers to capitalize on an explosive trend. I’m proud to have helped New York’s wine industry cut through the bureaucratic red