The tasting event is set for Wednesday in the Senate's Kennedy Caucus Room for a wide range of people -- senators, representatives, members of the Senate Committe on Agriculture and the Congressional Wine Caucus, legislative chiefs of staff, agricultural specialists in Congress and the administration, members of the Washington media, and top area restaurants and wine shops.
Farming is a $38.4 billion industry vital to New York's economy, according to a recent economic impact study commissioned by Farm Credit East, a sponsor of the event. About 23% of the State's land area, or 7 million acres, is covered by 36,000 family farms. New York ranks high among the major agricultural states in America -- No. 1 in yogurt, No. 2 in apples, No. 2 in maple syrup, No. 3 in grapes, grape juice and wine, No. 4 in dairy, and No. 4 in pears.
The event is generally organized according to the state's major wine-producing regions -- Long Island, Brooklyn and New York City, the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region, Central New York, the Finger Lakes, the Niagara and Erie areas, and the North Country.
Here is the lineup of beverages to be available for sampling:
Long Island Wines -- Bedell Cellars, Coffee Pot Cellars, Harbes Family Farm & Vineyard, Kontokosta Winery, Lieb Cellars, Macari Vineyards, Martha Clara Vineyards, McCall Wines, Osprey's Dominion Vineyards, One Woman Wines & Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Paumanok Vineyards, Raphael Vineyards, Sannino Bella Vita Vineyard, Suhru Wines, Wolffer Estate Vineyard.
Distilled Spirits -- Black Squirrel Distillery, Dark Island Spirits, Lockhouse Distillery, Tuthilltown Spirits, and Van Brunt Stillhouse.
Hudson Valley Wines -- Benmarl Winery, Brotherhood Winery, Clinton Vineyards, Millbrook Winery, Robibero Family Vineyards, Stoutridge Vineyard, Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery.
Non-Alcoholic Juices -- Red Jacket Orchards Black & Blue Stomp (black currant and blueberry juice), Apricot Stomp, Tart Cherry Stomp; National Grape Cooperative/Welch's Red and White Sparkling Grape Juice.
Finger Lakes Wines -- Fulkerson Winery, Goose Watch Winery, Hosmer Winery, Knapp Winery, Lakewood Vineyards, Red Newt Cellars, Wagner Vineyards.
Craft Ciders -- Brooklyn Cider House, Descendant Cider Company, Embark Craft Ciderworks, Good Life Cider, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Nine Pin Ciderworks.
Wines of Lake Erie and Other Regions -- 21 Brix Winery, Johnson Estate Winery, and Liberty Vineyards & Winery (Lake Erie region); Coyote Moon Vineyards and Tug Hill Vineyards (North Country); Leonard Oakes Estate Winery (Niagara region); Brooklyn Oenology (New York City).
Dessert & Ice Wines -- Casa Larga Vineyards, Fox Run Vineyards, Johnson Estate Winey, Lakewood Vineyards, Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, Osprey's Dominion Vineyards, Penguin Bay Winery, Sheldrake Point Winery, Thirsty Owl Wine Company.
Finger Lakes Wines -- Anthony Road Winery, Billsboro Winery, Chateau Lafayette Reneau, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Fox Run Vineyards, Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars, Treleaven by King Ferry, Ventosa Vineyards.
Beer -- Empire Brewing Company's Slo' Mo IPA, Skinny Atlas Light, Two Dragons, White Aphro.
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