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Peconic Bay Winery 2009 "Lot 2" | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Over the past few years, the portfolio at Peconic Bay Winery has undergone quite a transformation. From the addition of the second-label Nautique line to the creation of the winery's first flagship blend, Lowerre Family...
What We Drank (May 4, 2011) | Mark As Read |
This is a (small) sampling of what our editors were drinking last week... Lenn Thompson: Bedell Cellars 2002 Merlot This mature local merlot -- from a surprisingly under-hyped vintage -- showed very well at my birthday dinner last Friday at...
Osprey's Dominion Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I've enjoyed winemaker Osprey's Dominion Vineyards winemaker Adam Suprenant's cabernet franc for as long as I've been drinking Long Island wines. Even in the so-called lesser years, it's one of my favorites. At $20, it's...
Lakewood Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor With wines from "great red wine years" like 2005 and 2007 available across New York (with 2010s still at least a year away), it would be easy to focus on wines from those vintages and...
Vineyard Visuals: Bud Break in Chardonnay at Bedell Cellars | Mark As Read |
Photo courtesy of Bedell Cellars It's that time of year again in New York wine country -- bud break season. This is a photo of Dijon-clone chardonnay in the Bedell vineyard. If you're seeing bud break in your vineyard, send...
Brooklyn Main Engine Start | Mark As Read |
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Brooklyn Main Engine Start is the first beer out of the gate of Brooklyn's spanking new brewhouse, and it's a cool lesser-known Belgian style: the Abbey "singel," which is the lightest of the Trappist styles....
NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research: The Final Auction Lots | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor We're working to sort though all of the last-minute preparations, but our event tomorrow afternoon -- to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Stony Brook University -- is going to be...
Winemaker Changes at Finger Lakes Wineries: Barry to Keuka Lake Vineyards, Wilber to Swedish Hill, Uncertainty at White Springs | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor "It's a rare day when a bridge gets burned. It seems that in the Finger Lakes, you can move around in the wine industry and keep your relationships strong with previous employers and colleagues....
Clovis Point 2005 Merlot | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor There are a surprisingly large number of people who email me -- usually at least once a year -- telling me that it's time once again for their next trip to Long Island wine country....
Book Review: M.F.K. Fisher Comes Passionately to Life in 'An Extravagant Hunger' | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor There will come a time, long after we are dead, when writers and researchers will wonder who some of us were. Not that we existed, but who we were to our core, what drove us,...
TasteCamp North Preview: Our Hosts in Niagara USA | Mark As Read |
By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor TasteCamp North 2011 is just around the corner, so I thought it would make sense to introduce some of the wineries and people we'll be meeting during the U.S. portion of the programming. Niagara...
Bedell Cellars 2010 Taste Rose | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Curious how Rich Olsen-Harbich with his terroir-driven, low-touch winemaking philosophy will change the portfolio at Bedell Cellars, where he took over head winemaking duties over the summer? The Bedell Cellars 2010 Taste Rose ($18) is...
Images from the Sold-Out Book Launch Party at the NYWCC | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photos by Morgan Dawson Photography Can you see how much fun we had on Saturday? We were overwhelmed with the turnout for the official book launch event at the New York Wine and Culinary...
Op-Ed: "Expectations for New York Wine Are Higher Than Ever ? Are We Ready?" Jim Silver, GM, Peconic Bay Winery | Mark As Read |
By Jim Silver, General Manager, Peconic Bay Winery In a 2004 speech on his educational programs, President Bush decried the ?soft bigotry of low expectations? by the opposition party. The worthy phrase resonated with many. I wondered about such expectations...
Readers Share the Ways 'Summer in a Glass' Has Impacted Their View of Finger Lakes Wine | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor The emails and comments from readers has already been overwhelming. Lenn thought it would be interesting to share a selected comment from time to time, and we encourage NYCR readers to share their thoughts as...
Times Union New York Wine Club: April 2011 Selections | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor We're getting ready to ship out this month's Times Union New York Wine Club selections and that means it's time to tell you a bit about them We've got some producers that we're including for...
Upcoming Buffalo Nanobrewery Will Take "Local" to the Next Level | Mark As Read |
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor What?s smaller than micro, more local than local, and ?craft-er? than craft? Nanobrewing, of course! The national trend toward tiny, uber-cool, garagiste breweries is thriving in New York, with several nanobreweries already open in the...
Op-Ed: "Fracking: The Most Urgent Issue in the Finger Lakes Wine Industry" Art Hunt, Owner, Hunt Country Vineyards | Mark As Read |
Editor's Note: For some background on hydrofracking in the Finger Lakes, please read our previous post on the topic. By Art Hunt, Owner, Hunt Country Vineyards In the fall of 2009, as a member of the Board of Directors of...
Video: Finger Lakes Rieslings on Vine Talk Episode 2 | Mark As Read |
Video courtesy of Vine Talk You may have already heard that Finger Lakes rieslings will be featured on episode 2 of Vine Talk with celebrity host Stanley Tucci. In this first video clip, Ray Isle of Food & Wine introduces...
Tickets Still Available: April 30: NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Tickets are still available for our charity wine event on April 30 from 1-4 p.m. We are partnering with Peconic Bay Winery and Lacrosse for Autism to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental...
One Vineyard, Many Winemakers: Evaluating the Differences in 2010 Sawmill Creek Wines | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Some of the 86 acres of vines at Sawmill Creek Vineyards rise so steeply that a machine harvester can not safely venture between the rows. The site on the southeast side of Seneca Lake...
Roanoke Vineyards 2007 Blend One | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Now this is a wine that has enjoyed quite a bit of local attention in recent months. I first tasted it when it won the red wine flight at "The Judgment at Riverhead" back in...
Lamoreaux Landing 2006 Blanc de Blancs | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Why isn't there more traditionally made sparkling wine in the Finger Lakes? Yes, I know it's more expensive to make than many wines. Yes, I know that it requires a serious investment time-wise. And yes,...
What We Drank (April 7, 2011) | Mark As Read |
Here is a sampling of what our editors and contributors were drinking last week... Evan Dawson: Ravines Wine Cellars 2007 Pinot Noir I'm grateful for the early reviews of Summer in a Glass, and perhaps the most moving one yet...
The Best Wine Comes From... a Vintage Like 2010? | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor "The best wine comes from a warm vintage in a cool climate." That's something Fox Run Vineyards winemaker Peter Bell is fond of saying. It has practically become a regional mantra. And if Bell...
Long Island Wines Can Thrive -- Not Just Survive -- Time in Your Cellar | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor "It's too bad that Long Island cabernet is never any good -- and can't age." I don't make a habit of quoting myself in blog posts, but this extremely sarcastic comment got quite a few...
Tickets Now Available:April 30: NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Tickets are now available for our charity wine event on April 30 from 1-4 p.m. We are partnering with Peconic Bay Winery and Lacrosse for Autism to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental...
Vineyard Visuals: Early Spring at Channing Daughters Winery | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Bronchitis has kept me from doing any tasting over the last week or so, but on Sunday we stopped by Channing Daughters to pick up some wines -- including Long Island's first-ever Lagrein. It was...
TasteNY With 2 Hudson-Chatham Winery Baco Noirs | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Today I'm proud to announce that the next installment of our Twitter-based virtual wine tasting, TasteNY, will take place on Monday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET This time around, we'll be featuring two baco...
Summer in a Glass is Released Today. Congratulations to Evan Dawson. | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Unless you're living under a rock, you've no doubt heard that my friend and colleague Evan Dawson has written a book about Finger Lakes wines and the people behind them, Summer in a Glass. Well,...
Has Craft Beer Become Inaccessible? | Mark As Read |
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor I spent last weekend at my best friend?s wedding in Los Angeles. We danced, we laughed and we drank good West Coast beer from top producers including Sierra Nevada and Deschutes. What wasn?t on the...
Anheuser-Busch InBev Natural Ice | Mark As Read |
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor This glistening lager pours a glowing well-hydrated-post-water-bottle urine color with no head or lacing to distract from the pure, unadulterated aromas bursting from the nose. A glorious flavor profile of sweat, tears and gonorrhea enlivens...
Berle Farms "Berleburg" | Mark As Read |
By Aaron Estes, Cheese Editor Berle Farm in Hoosick, NY is a certified organic farm that produces seasonal and sustainable goods such as hand-stirred cheeses and yogurt as well as pastured beef. When Lucy?s Whey, the cheese shop where I...
Black Willow Joins the Niagara Wine Trail | Mark As Read |
By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor I recently made my first visit to the region's newest winery, Black Willow Winery, in Burt. The tasting room for is housed in a newly renovated barn that sits right on Lake Road (Rt....
Sherwood House Vineyards 2005 Merlot | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Sherwood House Vineyards 2005 Merlot ($25) shows classic Long Island merlot aromas of black raspberry and black cherry, hints of tobacco leaf and dried thyme, toasty oak and and earthy undercurrent. Made by Gilles Martin,...
Red Tail Ridge Winery 2008 Sparkling Teroldego | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The more wines I taste from Red Tail Ridge on Seneca Lake, the more impressed I am with co-owner/winemaker Nancy Irelan's wines. If Red Tail Ridge isn't in the top tier of Finger Lakes wineries...
Are New York Wineries Leaving Money on the Table? | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Our post last week introducing our "Brian Sedgwick" email project certainly generated a reaction -- good and bad -- from inside and outside the New York wine community. We knew it would get peoples' attention...
Times Union New York Wine Club: March 2011 Selections | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I'm always proud of the wines that I pick for the Times Union New York Wine Club because, well, if I weren't, I wouldn't pick them. That said, I'm extra excited about our March 2011...
The New York Cork Report Tasting Table -- March 25, 2011 | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor This is a selection of New York wines that have crossed the NYCR tasting table recently but will not be reviewed as part of a standalone post. As always, these are transcribed almost directly from...
April 30: NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor On Saturday, April 30 from 1-4 p.m. the New York Cork Report, Peconic Bay Winery and Lacrosse for Autism are partnering for a wine-tasting event to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities...
Osprey's Dominion Vineyards: Wanting (and Deserving) Much More Attention | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor When you think about the Long Island wineries that have pioneered alternative energy and other "green" practices, do you think of Osprey's Dominion? If not, you should. They kicked off their wind turbine project in...
Truly Groundbreaking: Cornell Guides Growers In Search of the Right Land for the Right Grape | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor Photo at right shows the Data Layers map on NYVineyardSite.org; below is Professor Alan Lakso, courtesy Cornell If you have ever thought, even for a brief moment, that owning a vineyard and winery would be...
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Here is a sampling of what our editors and contributors have been drinking. As always, it's a diverse grouping this week: Evan Dawson: Albino Rocca 1996 Barbaresco Vigneto Brich Ronchi A friend asked what this wine revealed, considering the fact...
Breuckelen Gin: the Soul is in the Grain | Mark As Read |
By David Flaherty, New York City Correspondent In the heart of Brooklyn, Brad Estabrooke is making gin that channels the spirit and soul of New York. When I approached the storefront in Brooklyn, well after dark, I began to wonder...
A Feather in Their Caps: Experimenting with closures at Paumanok | Mark As Read |
By Tom Mansell, Science Editor In our annual wines of the year tasting, the NYCR staff tasted many, many delicious wines. One of the big winners of the day was Paumanok Vineyards, whose wines swept the three Long Island categories...
Who is Brian Sedgwick and How Well Do New York Wineries Respond to Email Inquiries? | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor For a significant portion of their potential customer base, a winery's website is the first point of contact and communication. It's the front lines in the battle for mind share and dollars. Most New York...
Roanoke Vineyards Hosts its Own "March Madness" | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Photos courtesy of Roanoke Vineyards With events like The Judgment of Riverhead and its "Smackdown" series, Roanoke Vineyards has been putting on some of the North Fork's more interesting winery events for a while now....
Bedell Cellars 2009 Cabernet Franc | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Bedell Cellars' red wine program focuses mainly on blends -- First Crush Red, Taste Red and Musee -- and two consistently good merlots. But, as anyone who knows him will tell you, winemaker Rich Olsen-Harbich...
Wine Blogging Wendesday #71 "Rhone Not From Rhone": Bonny Doon Vineyards 2005 Cigare Volant | Mark As Read |
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I don't drink a lot of Rhone wines. It's not because I don't like them -- I do actually -- but it's just not a region that is well represented in my cellar or in...
Wit, Wisdom... and a Creative Sense of Mischief at Lakewood Vineyards | Mark As Read |
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Chris Stamp wants to show me something, but he wants to keep it a secret, and he knows I'm a writer. I'm here to chat, to taste his 2010 wines, to understand how a...
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