Whitecliff Sky Island 2010...grapes aren't the only things growing at Whitecliff

Whitecliff grows their own grapes. Their vineyard holdings are extensive and they are continually planting more. But the vineyards and the grapes aren't the only thing growing. The buildings are expanding too!!!

 

Michael Migliore co-owns the winery with his wife, Yancey. Brad is the winemaker. Paul Gioquindo is Asst. winemaker, and has been their many years, as well as an affable salesman at festivals in a pinch! Michael and Yancey have overseen the winery from a couple thousand cases, to now one of the larger wineries in the valley. And they are a leader in creating great quality wines.

 

Along with the birth of a number of new wineries, distilleries, and cideries, Whitecliff's expansive growth is another good sign of the burgeoning wine industry in the Hudson Valley and New York.

 

 

 

This is a photo of the winery from inside their huge new production facility.

 

 

New tanks of various different sizes and shapes. Hoses running throughout.

 

 

Barrels here, and barrels there. They can be found inside and outside the winery, and yet, Michael is on the lookout for more.

 

OK, so now you want to know about the wine. Whitecliff Sky Island Red Wine 2010 is a full bodied Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. This is a Bordeaux-styled red dry red. Aged in oak, this classic wine shows lovely cherry and raspberry, and hints of cassis up front. There's good acidity and well balanced tannins...with hints of vanilla and spices. A lovely smooth finish. A wine you can definitely age for four or five years, and it will only show better.

A lovely, lovely, complex dry red blend. Whitecliff does it again.