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I'm Levy Dalton.

I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, During the last ice age, glaciers in what is now modern day New York State scraped deep gouches into the soil

during their northward retreat and this motion formed several lake beds including

the Finger Lakes. Though the region is much warmer lake.

Though the region is much warmer than it once was in that glacial ice age, it is still one of the world's cooler wine-growing

climates and excels in cool climate grapes such as Reesling and Surah.

The Finger Lakes are deep, with Lake Seneca reaching a depth of 203 meters. Deep lakes such as these hold heat that is

slowly given off during the winter. The lakes are not prone to freezing and

ultimately the large body of water helps manage more consistent

temperatures in the surrounding vineyards. Slate slopes encourage air to

move which helps in preventing frost.

The Finger Lakes wine region is one of the older wine regions in the United States, with grapes dating to at least 1829

when a Reverend planted a vineyard in his garden.

Within 30 years of this inaugural garden,

commercial vineyards multiplied,

and over the next 90 years, the Finger Lake's wine industry grew to boast the first bonded winery in the U.S.

A thriving sparkling wine business and the establishment of coopridge infrastructure and

professional viticultural techniques.

In the early 1900s, Finger Lake Wines

and California Wines were popular choices

for fancy dinners and political banquets.

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