North Salem Vineyard

North Salem Vineyard, Westchester's Best Kept Secret, an 18 acre vineyard and winery is a rural scene surprisingly near New York City. One hour and fifteen minutes drive from Columbus Circle and thirty minutes drive from White Plains.

In 1965 George W. Naumburg, Jr., M.D. and his wife Michelle planted their first vines. Michelle came from Julliard and the Broadway stage with a detour through serious cooking. Her contributions are evident where ever you look and taste. Although grapes were new to him, George grew up on a farm in Northern Westchester. That experience plus his knowledge of chemistry and bacteriology gave him a good start on managing a vineyard and making wine. After growing 36 varieties of wine grapes to learn which could grow well and yield the best wine at this site, all but Seyval Blanc, Foch, de Chaunac and Chancellor were removed in 1979 when North Salem Vineyards became a commercial operation.

The winery had been a modern Dairy Barn quite unlike the more traditional dairy barns in the region. We re-built it in 1983 to provide a more dramatic, modern tasting room with space for indoor events. The remainder of the building holds stainless steel tanks, winemaking equipment, a laboratory, workspace for bottling and labeling and a temperature controlled room in which to store bottled wine.

		North Salem Vineyard 441 Hardscrabble Rd. North Salem, N.Y. 10560 (914) 669-5518 The Winery is now closed [ Road Directions [ Events ] [ Links ] [ Wines ] [ Email Us ]
North Salem Vineyard, Westchester's Best Kept Secret, an 18 acre vineyard and winery is a rural scene surprisingly near New York City. One hour and fifteen minutes drive from Columbus Circle and thirty minutes drive from White Plains. In 1965 George W. Naumburg, Jr., M.D. and his wife Michelle planted their first vines. Michelle came from Julliard and the Broadway stage with a detour through serious cooking. Her contributions are evident where ever you look and taste. Although grapes were new to him, George grew up on a farm in Northern Westchester. That experience plus his knowledge of chemistry and bacteriology gave him a good start on managing a vineyard and making wine. After growing 36 varieties of wine grapes to learn which could grow well and yield the best wine at this site, all but Seyval Blanc, Foch, de Chaunac and Chancellor were removed in 1979 when North Salem Vineyards became a commercial operation. The winery had been a modern Dairy Barn quite unlike the more traditional dairy barns in the region. We re-built it in 1983 to provide a more dramatic, modern tasting room with space for indoor events. The remainder of the building holds stainless steel tanks, winemaking equipment, a laboratory, workspace for bottling and labeling and a temperature controlled room in which to store bottled wine.