1. Hudson Valley Wine Country
Home to over 25 wineries
Debbie Gioquindo
Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Executive DirectorHudson Valley Wine Country

2. Hudson Valley Wine Country
3. History of the Oldest Wine Region in America

The Hudson River Wine Region is referred to as the most complex geological regions of the world. Located parallel to northern Spain, southern France and central Italy, warm ocean breezes extend the growing season to between 180 196 days.

4. The French Hugenots planted the first vines in New Paltz (now part of Ulster County) in 1677, 100 years before any vines were planted in what is now California. 5. 1827, Quaker RobertUnderhill, who had established a self-sustaining community at Croton Point, planted grapevines brought from Europe. Although Underhills attempt to cultivate these vines failed, that didnt stop him. Over the next two decadeshe cross-bred native and European vines and the results paid off - grapes with wonderful flavor growing on vines hardy enough to survive in this climate.

William Cornell established a vineyard in Ulster County in 1845. His endeavors greatly interested his brother-in-law, Andrew Caywood, who settled in Marlborough and worked on creating second generation hybrid vines.This is now part of Benmarl Winery @ Slate Hill Vineyards