Agriculture

North Fork grapes are in high demand upstate

Grapes ripening at Clovis Point vineyard in Jamesport. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Grapes ripening at Clovis Point vineyard in Jamesport. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)

While Long Island’s grapes weathered a harsh winter just fine, the unusually erratic and wet winter months upstate New York experienced have led to extreme losses of grapes across that region, putting the local commodity in high demand, according to the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.

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