“Constantinebecause he was born in Odessa, Ukraine where he spent most of his career researcherprofessor of viticulture, so on the principle He taught grape growing, and he had many Saperavi, Rkatsiteli planted. and this is He is Of course during the Soviet Union, these two grapes were chosen to be Soviet grapes Union, and It was planted in collective. So Konstantin had a lot of experience working with these species, and he knew in the Finger Lakes when he arrived here that this would be the perfect home for them. they Cold-hardy varieties, they produce very distinctive wines, and they produce many different types of winesDiversity of styles. So I think it's all these factors This prompted Constantine to want to cultivate these varieties somewhat Something of his homeland that was Really proud To define aAmerica,” said Megan Frank, Vice President of Dr. Constantin Frank Winery.
