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Experts Flip New York Food & Wine Pairings on Their Head, With Delicious Results

Kathleen Willcox and Robin Shreeves October 15, 2025

When most of us think about ideal wine and food pairings, we think about what we’re eating and then select our wines.  What if, instead of selecting a wine to pair with food, we all picked dishes based on the wine we wanted? At many New York wineries, this philosophy is being deployed, with delicious results.  We spoke to winemakers and sommeliers to find out how they select their pairings, and emerged with several general

Hudson Valley Vineyards, Milea’s Newest Project, Wins Best Sparkling Wine in the New York Wine Classic

Robin Shreeves and Kathleen Willcox October 7, 2025

In 2024, Hudson Valley’s Milea Estate Vineyard opened a new project, Hudson Valley Vineyards, declaring that it would make “Left Bank” and “Right Bank” sparkling wines.  “In the traditional sense, ‘Right Bank’ refers to the area of Bordeaux that lies east of the Dordogne and Gironde rivers, whereas ‘Left Bank’ refers to the area west of the Garonne and Gironde rivers,” says Darren Chertkoff, Milea’s winemaker, referring to the rivers that divide the famed Bordeaux

Crooked Vines in the Finger Lakes: Now Offering Vineyard Services

New York Wine & Grape Foundation October 3, 2025

Crooked Vines, located in Keuka Park, NY, is now offering vineyard services to help support your operation this season. Their experienced team is equipped to handle a wide range of vineyard tasks to keep your farm productive and efficient. Services Available: Dormant hedging Brush chopping or removal Trellis installation & maintenance Deer fence installation & maintenance Bird netting installation Summer hedging Leaf removal Mowing Farmstead drainage Land clearing Field preparation for planting Hauling   Whether

Celebrate Community with New York Wines During Come Over October 

New York Wine & Grape Foundation September 30, 2025

October is a month that naturally invites us to gather. Here in New York, the colors start changing, harvest is in full swing, the air smells of grapes, and vineyards across the state buzz with energy. This season, the national movement Come Over October (COO) is once again asking wine lovers to do something simple yet powerful: invite someone over, open a bottle of wine, and celebrate connection.  “Come Over October captures the spirit of New York wines.

VinePair Tasting for New York Cabernet Franc

Cab Franc Forward September 24, 2025

Please see the following note from our friends at the Cab Franc Forward Coalition. Please note that this is not a New York Wine & Grape Foundation event. All questions should be directed to the contacts listed below.   Dear Friends, We are excited to present another chance to showcase NY Cabernet Franc globally. Cab Franc Forward NY has secured an exciting opportunity for your Cabernet Franc wines to be tasted and reviewed by VinePair. VinePair is looking

Raising a Glass Together: New York Wines and the ‘Come Over October’ Movement

New York Wine & Grape Foundation September 23, 2025

The New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) is once again proud to join Come Over October (COO)—a global movement that celebrates wine’s true purpose: bringing people together. Founded by Karen MacNeil, Gino Colangelo, and Kimberly Noelle Charles, Come Over October encourages people everywhere to open their doors and their bottles, inviting family, friends, and neighbors to gather over wine throughout the month of October. What began as a simple idea—wine as a connector—has quickly