The wine region of Long Island is located in the region of New York of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Wölffer Estate or the Domaine Wölffer Estate produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Long Island are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Long Island often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of floral, red fruit or non oak.
In the mouth of Long Island is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 24 estates and châteaux in the of Long Island, producing 127 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Long Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
wines from the region of Long Island go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, lamb stew with yoghurt and coriander or savoyard crozet gratin.
On the nose in the region of Long Island often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or green apple.
