The Napa-fication of Upstate New York

The Napa-fication of Upstate New York

Wait, where are we? Wildflower Farms, an Auberge Resorts Collection property in Gardiner, New York. A surge of investment in hotels, restaurants, and distilleries is remaking upstate New York in the image of Napa Valley By Christine Muhlke I sampled brandy from 2022 in a $21 million tasting room overlooking a hillside. I dined on the season’s first fava beans at one of the country’s best restaurants. I drove on bucolic back roads in an electric …