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Feature Article
The entrance to the Tuscan-style Wölffer winery and tasting room at Sagaponack reflects the tony real estate of the region.
So Many Grapes, So Little Land to Grow Them On
Long Island’s southeast region has beneficial marine influences,but the real challenge to making its mark is lack of critical (land) mass.
by
Roger Morris
June 30, 2009
ichard Olsen-Harbich remembers how, back in the early 1980s, the emerging winegrowing community on Long Island’s East End was trying to arrive at a common geographic name to differentiate itself from New York’s other wine areas, such as Finger Lakes, Lake Erie or the Hudson Valley, all of which were better-known at the time.
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