"On what island are ""The Hamptons"" located?"
The Hamptons, Long Island AVA of Long Island AVA. The soil is silt and loam. The area is in hardiness zone 7a except for Montauk where it is 7b. The Hamptons, Long Island AVA The Hamptons, Long Island AVA is an American Viticultural Area located entirely within eastern Suffolk County, New York, and includes the entire South Fork of Long Island and the townships of Southampton and East Hampton. Authored by winemaker Richard Olsen-Harbich in 1984, it was the first AVA to be approved for Long Island. The region covers an east-west oriented peninsula approximately long and between and wide. The local climate is heavily
The Hamptons the area. There are three commercial vineyards operating in the Hamptons as well. Given the area's geographic location, it maintained stronger commercial and social links to New England and the nearby states of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Many of the original settlers were from and most of the trade links were with communities in Connecticut. Indeed, much of the older architecture and aesthetics of the villages in the Hamptons resemble New England. This is especially true for Sag Harbor Village and East Hampton Village. Once direct rail links to New York City were established, the community of summer vacation residents