As of this week, the number of licensed wine producers in New York is 337, with 14 licenses pending, meaning we'll soon top 350. That doesn't include 10 satellite stores or 48 branch stores (with two pending) where consumers may also buy New York wine -- as well as New York beers, spirits, ciders, and foods.
The newest wine trail, the Upper Hudson Valley Wine Trail, is a good
example of new wineries popping up in unlikely places like Saratoga and
planting the extreme cold hardy Minnesota varieties like Frontenac and
Marquette.
Victory View Vineyard, owned by Gerry and Mary Barnhart, is a
small operation on a hill that overlooks the Hudson River and Saratoga
National Historical Park. Gerry is also President of the new trail,
which includes about a dozen wineries from Lake George to Ballston Spa
and will have its first event (wine and cheese) on June 15 and 16.
We commissioned an industry economic impact study in 2008 which showed
our industry's total benefit to the state exceeds $3.76 billion
annually. That's old data, and surely now conservative. So we're going
to do another one using 2012 data, and also include the economic impact
of the other farm-based craft beverages (beer, spirits, cider).
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