Can anyone tell me why.....

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Mrdutton--

regarding the "stone in the puddle wave theory"--(why NY wines are sold locally, and are not distributed/marketed on a broader basis--which was Roberto's question/comment)

The Finger Lakes wine region is about 325-350 miles north and west of the Long Island wine region; and about 275 miles away from Foodies favorite Burg (NYC).

As you point out there are very few, if any, Finger Lakes wines sold on Long Island. There are a few Finger Lakes wines sold in the city--but most likely 15-20 average wine consumers could drink all of the NY wine sold in "the city" last year, during the course of a week of average consumption.

Likewise there are very few Long Island wines available upstate (Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo). I suspect the reason being that most upstate people (retailers/consumers) are not aware of the Long Island wine industry and consequently are reluctant to purchase them--we hear the same thing about wines for VA., MD, PA, etc., etc.

So, that is why many of us work very hard to bring people to the wineries and give them the opportunity to learn first hand about our wines. Knowing that, in many instances, they will then head back home to ask their local wine shops to handle our products--pull through marketing.