Wine Musings:
On Friday in early August, my friend and I, drove around the winding roads of Route 3965 (Sderot Hahotsvim) up from Highway 1, past the Sataf junction, and on and up Route 395 to Kibbutz Tzuba. At the entrance of the kibbutz, drive past the gate and take the second left and follow the sign to Yekev Tzuba. The winery’s r (Read More)
LENNDEVOURS:
By Jason Feulner, Finger Lakes CorrespondentI've always been a beer and wine guy. My liquor cabinet at home is a bit on the pathetic side. What I'm saying is that if you prefer only mixed drinks, avoid my invitations. So, when I recently decided to visit the new distillery on Seneca Lake, I knew that I might not be the ju (Read More)
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By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief I first metAdam Ehmer over a year ago at the first "quarterly" LENNDEVOURS winebar event at Roanoke Vineyards where he pours in the tasting room and,of late, helps out in other facets as well. While most of his background is in academic ecology and biology, andhe only joined the wine indust (Read More)
Wine Musings:
Wow what a few weeks. First we attended a lovely wedding our dear friends of ours. The wedding was stunning as was the couple and family. The next week we had a sheva brachot in their honor at our synagogue. It was a kick cooking for it. I must say that such things do not occur without crazy amounts of preparation and (Read More)
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By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-ChiefThe 2009 harvest drew to a close at Shinn Estate Vineyards on Wednesday, ending what was surely the wildest, wackiest -- and longest -- growing season the winery has experienced on the North Fork. Wildest and wackiest because of the the cool, cloudy, wet start. Longest because they finishe (Read More)
Wine Musings:
Three weeks ago saw us hosting a meal with a bride and groom to be, family, the bride’s parents, and Benyamin Cantz as usual. To us they are all family and we were so honored to have them over a week before the wedding day. In honor of this wonderful occasion, we cracked open some wonderful wines and Benyamin brought a pa (Read More)
Napa White House Inn:
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By David Page, Shinn Estate Vineyards and Shinn Farmhouse I first tasted Peconic Bay Scallops in the early 1990s on a weekend getaway to the North Fork. In late autumn, Barbara and I would leave our restaurant after dinner service and head east with great anticipation of visiting Charlie Manwaring at Southold Fish Market. A (Read More)
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By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photos courtesy of Keuka Spring Vineyards By late August it was obvious to the Wiltberger family at Keuka Spring Vineyards that 2009 had become a challenging vintage. They had to make decisions on how to ensure ripe grapes, particularly the red varieties. Checking out the cabernet franc (Read More)
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By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes EditorPhoto, of grapes ripening before harvest, courtesy of Hunt Country VineyardsWhat is harvest like as we cross into November? Hunt Country Vineyards owner Art Hunt wrote about the back-breaking work, the beautiful images and the speed of the harvest crew. Instead of excerpting it, I'm post (Read More)
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Roanoke Vineyards' Rich Pisacano looking out over the vineyard he manages at Wolffer EstateBy Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-ChiefFrost hit Long Island wine country again late last week, this time impacting just about every grower. I've heard numbers as low as 24 degrees in some vineyards, and it almost goes without saying that t (Read More)
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By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-ChiefRich Pisacano, co-owner of Roanoke Vineyards, is a cabernet sauvignon guy, and he and consulting winemaker Roman Roth make some of Long Island's most consistently good cabernet-based wines -- no small feat in a cool climate region.But as good as those cabernets can be, this is still Long Isl (Read More)
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By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-ChiefAs you learned in Jason Feulner's recent post, Standing Stone Vineyards stands today where Gold Seal Wine Company and two Frenchmen, Guy DeVaux and Charles Fournier, first experimented with vinifera varieties on Seneca Lake. As Jason said, the winery has built a reputation in a few categorie (Read More)
MCV FARM NEWS:
Morning Ya'll, Well, harvest will re-commence this morning. We have had a little hiatus as we have wanted to ride out this most recent batch of nice weather. Jim and the guys will be going in to pick Syrah. This is the latest Martha Clara has ever picked Syrah, but the fruit that is on the vine is quite nice and wi (Read More)
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By Julia Burke, Niagara Escarpment CorrespondentRiesling (in some form) shows up on nearly every wine list on the Niagara Wine Trail – after all, it is New York’s signature white grape. But for Spring Lake Winery, located just east of Lockport, riesling isn’t just a standby white grape. It’s the only variety planted on th (Read More)