Queens Crush!

Where Staten Island has moved too slowly, Queens picks up the slack:

The Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park is poised to uncork the inaugural bottles of its own wine, believed to be the first to feature city-grown grapes, next month.

Farm Museum Director of Operations Gary Mitchell and staff have been growing Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes since 2004 on a tiny, 1-1/2-acre plot on their Floral Park property.

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Now New Yorkers can finally get a sip. The Farm Museum will debut the first of the 900 cases it has yielded so far at a wine auction inside their barn on May 18. They’ll unveil their 2006 Adriance Blend, a mix of Cabernet Franc and other grapes, as well as a 2006 Merlot and a 2007 Chardonnay.

“What we do really well is Merlot,” boasted Mitchell, 49.

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“It’s not Chateau de Fil, but it’s not swill, either,” said Amy Fischetti-Boncardo, director of the farm.

Location Scout: Queens County Farm Museum.