I didn't know until I took the UC Davis Viticulture course that there was an AVA for the eastern shoreline of Connecticut called the Southeastern New England AVA. The shoreline states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut are part of this AVA, established in 1984. The Atlantic Ocean exerts a modifying influence on the climate of these shoreline communities, extending the growing season enabling Vitis vinifera to grow and even thrive in this AVA.
In pursuit of furthering our education of the wineries that belong to this AVA, we recently visited Stonington Vineyards and did a tasting. Unfortunately, we missed their daily 2 p.m. tour, but we were able to taste 7 wines. They did have a tasting fee of $10.00 per person, with an additional $2.00 charge to taste their Riesling. The tasting included the following wines:
2007 Sheer Chardonnay
2008 Chardonnay
2008 Vidal blanc
Seaport White
2099 Riesling
2008 Triad Rose
2007 Cabernet franc
For more information, click on the following link to: Stonington Vineyards
I'll be updating this post as we visit more Southeastern New England AVA wineries. Stay tuned!
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