For its part that Millbrook also took home Best Red Wine honors with its Proprieror’s Special Reserve Cabernet Franc. Cab Franc a vinifera red grape does well in the Hudson Valley’s challengig climate and be strengt — and become signature grapes in the Valley Millbrook also scored a Gold for its 2013 Proprietor’s Special Reserve Riesling, the highly anticipated first vintage of this estate grown wine, and an important bellwether of Riesling’s potential for the Hudson River Region.
For its part, Millbrook also took home Best Red Wine honors with its 2012 Proprietor’s Special Reserve Cabernet Franc. Cab Franc is a vinifera red grape that does well in the Hudson Valley’s challenging climate, and arguably should be — and is becoming — a signature grape for the Valley. Millbrook also scored a Gold for its 2013 Proprietor’s Special Reserve Riesling, the highly anticipated first vintage of this estate grown wine, and an important bellwether of Riesling’s potential for the Hudson River Region.