It comes from chardonnay in the oldest section of the vineyard, planted in 1988.
Clovis Point, a Jamesport vineyard planted in 2001, draws on history.
But last year the vineyard planted those white grapes, which can now be farmed to its specifications.
"It took 15 years to get the vineyard planted, and that's a great accomplishment, but it's not the end," he said.
Cuttings from La Questa were the basis of the original Monte Bello vineyard, planted in 1886 by Osea Perrone, an Italian doctor from San Francisco.
The Merediths' 18.3-acre vineyard, planted to about two acres of cabernet franc and eight acres of merlot, is situated on Young's Avenue in Southold.
Winemaking grew from 17 acres on a single vineyard planted 30 years ago a few miles down the road, to nearly 3,000 acres and 26 wineries today.
He planted his first vines in 1963, and Lake's Folly debut vintage, an estate-grown, hand-bottled cabernet sauvignon, was released to high praise in 1966; three years later the vineyard planted its first chardonnay vines.
Weather aside, the volume of the chenin blanc and sauvignon blanc rose at Paumanok, even with plenty of grapes sacrificed, because its Riverhead vineyard, planted in 2005, came into full use for the first time, Mr. Massoud said.
11am: riesling tasting at Siegersdorf lookout The amazing Siegersdorf lookout – a high-altitude vineyard planted, improbably, on limestone – escapes the worst of the summer heat and moisture and produces the nicest riesling I think I've ever tasted.
