Cuvee Tropical
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curries, grilled fish tacos, fresh fruit and goat cheese salads
✨ Technical Specifications
Channing Daughters Cuv ee Tropical is a vibrant, aromatic white blend that showcases the innovative spirit of Long Island's South Fork. Winemaker Christopher Tracy artfully crafts this cuv ee to emphasize exotic, tropical fruit characters, drawing on the estate's diverse plantings. By blending aromatic varieties like Gew urztraminer, Muscat, and Sauvignon Blanc with a backbone of Chardonnay, the winery coaxes out lush notes of mango, pineapple, and citrus. The grapes are grown in the unique Bridgehampton loam soils, under the cooling influence of the Atlantic Ocean and Peconic Bay. Fermented cool in stainless steel tanks to preserve its intense primary aromatics and crisp acidity, this wine represents a playful yet sophisticated expression of maritime New York terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1982 when venture capitalist and sculptor Walter Channing planted his first Chardonnay vines in Bridgehampton, Channing Daughters Winery has evolved into one of the most daring and innovative producers on Long Island's East End. Set on 28 estate acres within the maritime climate of the South Fork, the vineyards thrive in well-drained Bridgehampton silt loam cooled by Atlantic sea breezes and buffered by Peconic Bay. Helmed by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partners Larry Perrine and Allison Dubin, the estate is a founding member of Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing. Channing Daughters is celebrated for its polycultural repertoire spanning over two dozen grape varieties and an avant-garde cellar program marked by native fermentations, extensive skin contact, and field blends. Benchmark bottlings include their pioneering Ramato skin-fermented Pinot Grigio, Friulian-inspired whites such as Tocai Friulano and Ribolla Gialla, and intricate cuvées like Meditazione and Envelope.