New York Wine and Table

Celebrate farm to table as Susan Hunt explores the magnificent New York Wine & Culinary Center and learns about the man responsible for putting the Finger Lakes on the international wine map, Dr. Frank. Plus Chef Dan Martello prepares a dish with creamed leeks and roasted sweet corn.

Susan Hunt travels from the tip of Long Island to the brink of Niagara Falls as she delves into New York's internationally acclaimed wineries. Plus Chef Dan Martello prepares a riesling braised cabbage and bratwurst dish.

Whether sweet corn, crisp apples, maple syrup, or prized turkeys, Susan Hunt savors the flavors of New York farms. Plus Chef Dan Martello prepares cheddar and apple biscuits

Susan Hunt heads to Manhattan and visits Union Square's famed Green Market and meets two legendary chef's who re-defined the city's restaurant scene. Plus Chef Dan Martello makes mulled apple cider with sweet honey cream.

Susan Hunt journeys to Long Island and tours one of the countries top duck farms, makes potato chips, stops in on a few wineries, and harvests oysters. Plus Chef Dan Martello prepares potato and fennel crusted oysters with mustard dressing.

New York Chef Waldy Malouf takes Susan Hunt on a tour through the Hudson River Valley. Susan also visits the countries oldest winery and Old Chatham Sheepherding Company. Plus Chef Dan Martello prepares roasted pears with melted camembert and port wine reduction.

Lake Erie Grape Region is home to the oldest and largest Concord grape growing region in the world and the largest grape growing region in the United States outside of California. Currently there are 21 wineries with many more in the planning stages.

New York City is a concrete kingdom defined by the energy and execution of what's next, whether in the world of finance, art, music or winemaking. Winemaking? Long Island has been dubbed New York's "Bordeaux". In little over a quarter of a century Long Island has grown from one small vineyard to 3,000 acres of vines and over thirty wineries producing world-class wines.

The Finger Lakes grow more kinds of grapes than are found in California, and possibly any other grape growing region in the world.

Many winemakers and chefs are staking their hopes and their trellises on the east coast. Over the last three decades, 194 new wineries have opened in New York State. 112 of those wineries are located in the Finger Lakes region.

Food and wine traditions in the Hudson Valley are older than the United States itself. With a wine-making tradition extending back to the 17th Century, the Valley hosts America's oldest vineyard and the oldest continuously operating winery. Today, a new generation of specialty growers has revitalized farming and winemaking in the Valley, from blackcurrant wine, apple vodka, and apple cider.

The newly created Thousand Islands - Seaway Wine Trail began its first season in 2007 and consists of three wineries, one grape nursery and 19 vineyards. So how can a climate that resembles the tundra in winter produce grapes suitable for wine making? The answer lies in the term "cold hardy grapes."