In defense of the big apple

posted by philip in Snooth, nextNY

People are sometimes surprised that Snooth, as a wine company, is based in New York. “Why not Napa?” seems to be the most common question.

We think that sitting here in Manhattan allows us to span the world of wine in a way thats hard to do elsewhere. Think about the following: We’re based in the state with the 3rd largest wine production volume (thanks to the Finger Lakes as well as the North Fork of Long Island). We’re close enough to California that we don’t lose touch with what America’s epicenter of wine is doing, but we’re also just a stone’s throw away from America’s largest shipping port, Port Elizabeth, which is where most of the wine from France, Italy and other European countries comes into the US.

New York and New Jersey (closer to the port and with cheaper warehouse space) has quite a roster of wine companies, from the importer Kobrand, to some of the best wine stores like Astor, Zachy’s and Morrells. Even the iconoclastic Gary of Wine Library calls Manhattan home. New York is even host to the headquarters of Constellation, the worlds largest wine company, and the only wine company with revenues of over $1 billion.

So, although literally we live on an island, figuratively, it’s anything but.