Editing Finger Lakes (section)

=== Wine ===
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[[File:Sunrise overlooking a vineyard in the Finger Lakes.jpg|thumb|Sunrise overlooking a vineyard on Canandaigua Lake]]

The Finger Lakes region is New York's largest [[wine]]-producing region. Over 400 [[wineries]] and [[vineyards]] surround Seneca, Cayuga, Canandaigua, Keuka, Conesus, and Hemlock Lakes. Because of the lakes' great depth, they provide a lake effect to the lush vineyards that flank their shores. Due to the size and concentration of these lakes, the region retains residual summer warmth in the winter and winter's cold in the spring; as a result, the grapes are protected from disastrous spring frost during shoot growth, and early frost before the harvest. Additionally, due to the long, narrow, north-to-south positioning of the Finger Lakes, the slopes on the east and west side provide for variations in sunlight exposure, temperature, soil, and more; this leads to a great diversity of growing environments within the region and ultimately in the yielded wine.

The main grape varieties grown are [[Chardonnay]], [[Riesling]], [[Gewürztraminer]], [[Pinot noir]], [[Cabernet Franc]], [[Vidal blanc]], [[Seyval blanc]] and many ''[[Vitis labrusca]]'' (American native) varieties or cultivars.

With the passage of the [[New York Farm Winery Act of 1976|Farm Winery Act in 1976]], numerous wineries are now open to visitors. Wineries are a growth industry of the region, contributing through their production and by attracting visitors. The Finger Lakes American Viticulture Area (AVA) includes two of America's oldest wineries, O-Neh-Da Vineyard (1872) on Hemlock Lake and The Pleasant Valley Wine Company (1860) on Keuka Lake.