One of the oldest and most historically important wine areas in America, the Hudson River region can be credited for pioneering many of the innovations that have helped the New York wine industry grow and prosper. Nestled among the rolling Shawangunk Mountains on the west side and in picturesque Columbia, Dutchess and Westchester counties on the east side of the Hudson River, its wineries produce superb wines using Native American, French-American and European grape varieties ideally suited to the region's unique climate and soil. (Wine/Appellations)