“It’s important to acknowledge Catawba’s history,” says Tim Benedict, winemaker of Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards in New York’s Finger Lakes region, which uses the grape in two of its flagship offerings. “If you get a pink Catawba, it’s a trip back in time.”
The red grape has been used to make a signature bright pink and fruity wine for. Though it likely had been propagated and grown even earlier.
