Work In Progress is a wine project by Idan Cohen, making natural wines with responsibly farmed fruit sourced from New York State vineyards and orchards.
Available
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2024 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2024 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2025 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
Minimum order - one mixed case
Wines can be delivered within NYC or scheduled for pick up
🍯 East Village Wild Flower Honey | 250ml | $20
Variety: Nectar from linden tree blossom and late summer flowers like asters and goldenrods
Geography: Our apiaries are on our rooftop in the East Village and the bees roam free through the parks and trees of downtown Manhattan
Production: Produced with the help of my daughters Ellie (7) and Eve (4) and harvested in the fall of 2021. Our honey is jarred raw, light in color, very floral with a nice balance of sweetness and tart flavors. It's just perfect on toasted challah with a thick layer of butter. “Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste” - Proverbs 24:13
Sold Out
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2019 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2020 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2021 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2022 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍇 Canandaigua Lake Skin Contact Riesling 2023 | 750ml | $20
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels. They were destemmed, gently crushed and left to macerate on the skins at very low temperatures for 14 days with daily punch downs. After a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍇 Glücksfall Carbonic Maceration Riesling 2019 | 750ml | $28
Variety: Riesling
Vineyard: Facing south-east on the ridge above Canandaigua Lake and sloping down, 500ft above and 3000ft west of the lakeshore. The vines are ~20 years old and are tended to by a third-generation farmer using Integrated Pest Management.
Vinification: This wine is a result of a happy accident. The grapes were harvested early to maintain high acidity levels but were then placed, whole cluster and uncrushed, in a closed vat for 60 days to go through carbonic maceration. Following a gentle whole cluster pressing the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 11 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌊 La Mer Au Plus Près Skin Contact Chardonnay 2019 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Chardonnay
Vineyard: This is a true maritime vineyard, situated less than 1.5 miles from the Long Island Sound on the north and the Peconic Bay on the south. The vines are ~25 years old and the vineyard was left to grow unattended for the last three years, having minimal to no work done in it.
Vinification: The grapes were harvested early, destemmed and crushed by foot and left to macerate on the skins for 48 hours. Following a gentle pressing, the wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2019 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2020 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2021 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2022 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🌹 Lit De Roses Cabernet Franc 2023 | 750ml | $24
Variety: Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: From the same vineyard as our Chardonnay, close to the ocean and with minimal work in the vineyard. The vines are ~25 years old.
Vinification: The grapes were destemmed and crushed and left to macerate overnight before pressing gently. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation and was allowed to age on the lees for 9 months before bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎🍇 Ranger Station Wild Apple Cider Macerated with Riesling 2019 | 750ml | $26
Variety: Foraged Wild Apples
Vineyard: Our oldest plot, where we've been making cider since 2014. The apples grow on several massive trees on the banks of the Delaware River, where the river separates NY and Pennsylvania. The trees are more than 80 years old and only bear fruit every other year.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in October and after a few days of sweating they were pressed and left to spontaneously ferment. Halfway through the fermentation Riesling skins were added to the tanks, causing a strong second fermentation and aging together for 90 days before racking the cider off of the skins. It was bottled after 11 months is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍐 Beaver Brook Wild Pear Cider 2019 | 750ml | $22
Variety: Foraged Wild Pears
Vineyard: The cider was made from a single tree growing in an abandoned field in Sullivan County.
Vinification: Nothing added, nothing taken away. The cider fermented on its pomace for 11 months. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2018 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2019 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2020 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2021 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2022 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2023 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.
🍎 Ancram Orchard Apple Cider 2024 | 500ml | $10
Variety: Field blend of more than 50 apple varieties
Vineyard: From the farm of our friend, Gidon Coll, an apple expert. He grows an experimental apple orchard in Columbia County New York with more than 200 apple varieties.
Vinification: The apples were harvested late in the season in mid-October. They were then crushed and pressed and went through spontaneous fermentation. They were left on the lees for 9 months before racking and bottling. The cider is unfined and unfiltered with no SO² added.