Sculpture Garden
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled lamb chops, earthy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Sculpture Garden red blend from Channing Daughters is a liquid tribute to the intersection of art and viticulture on Long Island's South Fork. The wine takes its name from the striking, monumental wooden sculptures created by the winery's late founder, Walter Channing, which stand as silent sentinels among the vines. Grown in the Bridgehampton loam soils, this estate field blend benefits from a unique maritime microclimate, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Peconic Bay. Winemaker Christopher Tracy employs a low-intervention approach, utilizing wild yeast fermentation and gentle oak aging to craft a red wine that captures the cool-climate elegance of the region. The result is a savory, medium-bodied red characterized by vibrant acidity, soft tannins, and a distinct saline minerality reflecting its coastal terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Walter Channing with initial vineyard plantings dating back to 1982 in Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, Channing Daughters Winery stands as one of New York's most inventive and boundary-pushing artisanal producers. Guided by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partner Larry Perrine, the estate champions low-intervention, sustainable viticulture across its distinctive maritime terroir. The winery is celebrated for its remarkably diverse and adventurous portfolio encompassing more than two dozen grape varieties, ranging from skin-contact orange wines like Meditazione and complex field blends like Mosaico to expressive single-vineyard expressions such as L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay and Scuttlehole Chardonnay. Through experimental fermentations, pet-nats, and traditional method sparklers, Channing Daughters continues to showcase the dynamic potential and saline elegance of East End winemaking.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Merlot, Blaufränkisch, Cabernet Sauvignon