GLORIE FARM WINERY

The expression is, "Those who can, do. Those who can do more, teach." We add, "Those who can do more with a glass of Cab Franc in one hand and a magic eight ball in the other while sporting awesome black rubber kneehigh boots, make wine."

Though Emile Peynaud states frankly that winemaking is not an abstract science, there are enough variables involved that you'd better be a good juggler (swords on fire) while crunching lab numbers, running test trials, fixing impellers, and throwing the corker over the cliff.

At Glorie Farm Winery, we are a relatively new player on the viniculture scene, though for years our vineyards have supplied Hudson Valley wineries with quality wine grapes, both vinifera and the cold hardy French hybrids.

While people enter the winemaking field perhaps as a vocation, an ego trip, a dalliance, or a tax write-off, its appeal extends to both sides of the tasting bar. Behind the scenes at Glorie, we attempt to gather the matrix of winemaking variables: weather fluctuations, terroir challenges, social constructs, economic climes, and Murphy (of Murphy's Law fame), while engaging in Peynaud's physical science of enology. All of this leading to a hopefully delightful golden or garnet liquid summation in your wine glass.

Vinified in the classic style - dry and crisp with notes of citrus and vanilla. Our answer to California Chardonnay.

Bright floral aromas jump out at you followed by smooth, semi-dry flavors of tropical fruit and melon.

Barrel aging in New York Oak integrated perfectly with this wine's natural silky fruit flavor. Bronze Medal winner.

A good starting point for the red wine novice and a nice break from the monster reds for the red wine expert.

The perfect marriage of our estate reds and Cabernet Sauvignon.

A deep red, sweet-tart wine made from our farm-grown currants blended with a portion of Leon Millot. Gold Medal winner.