American Viticultural Area · NY
Long Island
Long Island is a federally-designated American Viticultural Area in NY, established in 2001. The map below shows its official TTB boundary alongside nearby AVAs.
The Long Island boundary is highlighted. Nearby AVAs are rendered in gray — click any of them to view that AVA's page.
At a glance
Established
2001
State
NY
Climate
Maritime
Signature varietals
Boundary recorded in 27 CFR Part 9 · Source: TTB
About the Long Island AVA
Long Island, designated 2001, is a maritime growing region at the eastern end of Long Island, New York. The Atlantic Ocean to the south and Long Island Sound to the north moderate temperatures year-round — summers are warm but rarely hot, winters are mild for the latitude, and the growing season is unusually long for the Northeast.
The maritime climate suits Bordeaux varieties especially well: Merlot is the most widely-planted red, with Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon also important; Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc lead the whites. Two sub-AVAs nest inside Long Island — North Fork of Long Island (designated 1986, where most of the commercial production is concentrated) and The Hamptons, Long Island, on the south fork.
Nearby AVAs
Other American Viticultural Areas closest to Long Island — useful when a vineyard sits inside more than one AVA at once.