Meet Aravelle, an Emerging Finger Lakes Darling 40 Years in the Making

by Chasity Cooper, for Wine Enthusiast

It might take decades for a grape variety to find its place and name. Take the case of one emerging from the Finger Lakes region: Aravelle (ar-uh-vell)—a hybrid grape variety that took more than 40 years to come to fruition…

Paul Brock, head winemaker and co-owner at Silver Thread Vineyard in Lodi, New York, was one of those grape growers who has held interest in Aravelle for some time…

“Aravelle proved to be very resistant to diseases like downy and powdery mildew in the field, which comes from its parent Cayuga White,” Brock says. “Its berry cluster also has loose architecture, which means it is less prone to botrytis in the late (harvest) season.”

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