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Millbrook Tocai Friulano 2011
Millbrook
- New York
- United States
- Hudson Valley
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The straw yellow wines made from the Tocai Fruiliano grape have been popular for centuries, and in their native home of Friulia in northern Italy, they are greatly prized and perfectly matched with the stunning seafood the region is home to. The Tocai Fruiliano varietal grape grows well in northern Italy, where the vines thrive on the well drained hillsides which receive plenty of sunshine, and the vines have also been successfully cultivated in the New World, where they are commonly known as Sauvignon Vert. Generally, Tocai Fruiliano produces wines which have a strong set of flavours, ranging from bright and fresh citrus, to softer orchard fruit, peach and pear notes. They are most commonly recognised by their powerful aroma of wild flowers.
New York state has a relatively long history of wine-making and vineyard cultivation, with vineyards in the region dating back to the Dutch settlements of the 17th century. As such, the region has slowly discovered the unique qualities of their terroir, and has developed a distinctive set of grape varietals which have gone on to represent the state and make their wines both unique and highly regarded. New York state has four key wine producing areas – Lake Erie AVA, Finger Lakes AVA, Hudson River and Long Island, each making the most of their relatively cool climate and characterful terroirs. The strong blend of both traditional and contemporary wine making methods found in this region has led to New York state being responsible for many of the finest and most interesting wines to come out of the United States.
The first European settlers to consider growing grapevines in the United States must have been delighted when they discovered the now famous wine regions within California, Oregon and elsewhere. Not even in the Old World are there such fertile valleys, made ideal for vine cultivation by the blazing sunshine, long, hot summers and oceanic breezes. As such, it comes as little surprise that today more than eighty-nine percent of United States wines are grown in the valleys and on the mountainsides of California, where arguably some of the finest produce in the world is found. However, American wine does not begin and end with California, and due to the vast size of the country and the incredible range of terrains and climates found within the United States, there is probably no other country on earth which produces such a massive diversity of wines. From ice wines in the northern states, to sparkling wines, aromatized wines, fortified wines, reds, whites, rosés and more, the United States has endless surprises in store for lovers of New World wines.
