New York – Sipping Sustainability
January 29, 2025
Craig Hosbach and Scott Osborn of Fox Run Vineyards take Wine Across America on a journey to New York’s Finger Lakes. Making estate wines since 1989, Fox Run produces a number of varietals in addition to the AVA’s well-known Dry Riesling, and puts a strong focus on sustainability, generating almost all power from solar and maintaining a growing, four-acre butterfly and bee habitat!
Did you know?
- New York is the third-largest wine-producing state in the country, trailing only California and Washington
- The most widely planted grapes are the Concord, Catawba, and Riesling grapes
- New York’s wine history dates back to the 1600s, when Dutch settlers first tried growing grapes in Manhattan