Wine Spectator: Hobbs, Selbach Announce New Winery Project in New York’s Finger Lakes
January 23, 2014The Finger Lakes wine region of New York, which has steadily improved in recent years with Riesling as its lead variety, is drawing increasing attention from outside vintners, Wine Spectator reports. Paul Hobbs, whose eponymous California winery produces outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, and Germany’s Johannes Selbach of the Mosel Valley’s Selbach-Oster have announced a new joint venture in the area.
The new project is located on the southeastern shore of Seneca Lake, where many of the area’s most prominent wineries and high-quality vineyards are located. “I’m really excited by the site, which took me two years to find,” Hobbs told Wine Spectator. He bought the property in June 2013. Located in the town of Burdett, the 67-acre site runs along both sides of Route 414, though the lower portion won’t be planted because it is too steep. The upper portion ranges in elevation from 600 to 900 feet and there are about 45 plantable acres, according to Hobbs. “It will take us three years to plant, as we have to order up the vine material. We plan to go with at least 90% Riesling, with maybe a little Gewürztraminer or Pinot Blanc.”
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