Where's the New York wine??!!

How many times have you been to a restaurant, scanned the wine list for local and regional wines and found one lone selection of Finger Lakes Riesling -- or, worse, no New York wine at all?

Say something!  

The New York Wine and Grape Foundation, based in Canandaigua, has updated its "restaurant card'' -- a "leave-behind" that diners can use at restaurants that don't feature New York wines.  On the inside is space for the customer name and phone number and the date of the meal. On the back is contact information for the NYWGF for restaurant owners who want to get more information.

 

Jim Trezise, president of the NYWGF, says the organization receives phone calls from "lots of irate consumers'' asking what they can do to encourage restaurants to carry New York wines.

 

One thing we can do: ASK for New York wine. Then, put your request in writing. Carry a few of these in your purse or briefcase.

 

Want to receive some restaurant cards? Contact Bonnie Hampton at 585-394-3620, ext. 201 or email [email protected].

 

Wine regions map courtesy of New York Wine and Grape Foundation