THE NEW YORK WINE INDUSTRY 



LEE J. VANCE 

 Editor, American Wine Press, New York 



The average Xew Yorker is not so well 

 posted as he should be on the great extent, 

 the value, and the importance of the wine 

 industry of the Empire State. 



Many people know in a general way of 

 Xew York wines and champagnes. But it 

 is not until they have visited the large 

 wine making establishments that they 

 fully realize that the Xew York wine 

 industry is one of the big assets of the 

 state. In other words, the wine industry 



of Xew York gives employment to many thousand people ; it rep- 

 resents many millions of dollars of invested capital, and it brings 

 annually large returns, as well as fame and reputation to the 

 vintages of the state. 



FIG. 407. GRAPE HARVEST ix THE LAKE KEUKA DISTRICT 



It may not be generally known that Xew York stands first in 

 the production of sparkling wines or champagnes. Such is the 



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