[6] The state of New York's wine production began in the 17th century with Dutch and Huguenot plantings in the Hudson Valley region.

New York is home to the first bonded winery in the United States of America, Pleasant Valley Wine Company, located in Hammondsport.

[4] In 1951 Konstantin Frank emigrated from Ukraine to New York, to work at Cornell University's Geneva Experiment Station.

Important American hybrid grapes grown in New York include Catawba, Delaware, Niagara, Elvira, Ives and Isabella.

French hybrid grapes grown in New York include Aurore, Baco noir, De Chaunac, Seyval blanc, Cayuga, Vidal and Vignoles.

[9] The Finger Lakes wine region developed in the 19th century; the first commercial vineyard and winery on Long Island was established in 1973.