Branchport NewsLocal news for Branchport, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Old New York wine region shifts to different vines- June 29, 2008 Associated Press Photo by David Duprey Vince Bedient shows a cabernet franc grape vine on his vineyard in Branchport, N.Y., on June 3. Over the past five years, he has taken a sharp turn away from the native ...http://www.topix.net/city/branchport-ny/2008/06/old-new-york-wine-region-shifts-to-differe... Old N.Y. wine region shifts to different vines- June 9, 2008 A half-century ago, Vince Bedient spent his days chopping down trees for his father's sawmill, stealing time during harvest to haul farmers' grapes to a Welch's juice factory.His seasonal job soon had him daydreaming about the splendors of cultivating his own vineyard, and a mishap with an ash tree in the snowy woods in 1963 made up his mind fast.'I had one moment of carelessness, didn't move out of the way quick enough and got my left knee busted up pretty bad,' he said. 'I decided there was a.http://www.topix.net/city/branchport-ny/2008/06/old-n-y-wine-region-shifts-to-different-vi... |