• Introduction
• 1. British Columbia: Okanagan Valley
• 2. Hungary: Villány and Szekszárd
• 3. India: Nashik
• 4. Israel: Upper Galilee and Golan Heights
• 5. Mexico: Guadalupe Valley
• 6. New York: East End, Long Island
• 7. Portugal: Douro Valley
• 8. Tasmania: The Tamar, Derwent, Huon, and Coal River Valleys
• 9. Uruguay: Colonia
• 10. Virginia: Charlottesville

New York: East End, Long Island

The land: Long Island’s bucolic and ocean-lapped East End resembles two fingers pointing directly across the Atlantic to Bordeaux, making for a maritime climate that moderates the Northeast’s extreme weather. Smart New Yorkers have known about it for years, but the rest of the world hasn’t.

Why it’s hot: Long Island’s wines are receiving their finest praise through the red Bordeaux varietals, especially the earlier-ripening Merlots and Cabernet Francs.

Wineries to watch: Schneider and Macari

Lodging pick: Stay on Shelter Island at André Balazs’ stylishly retro Sunset Beach. (Approximately 2 hours from New York City’s airports; 631/749-2001; rooms from $215)

Take it home: Estate Selection Merlot from Wölffer Estate

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