Archive for May, 2012
POSTPONED: Bedell Cellars Library Tasting
I just heard news that I have been expecting all day — the library tasting at Bedell Cellars that I was supposed to attend tonight has been postponed because of the snow storm hitting Long Island. Instead of tonight, it w...
Drink Local Beer. It’s That Simple.
By Donavan Hall, Beer Columnist Lenn asked me to write a year-end post and I've been mulling over what you might be interested in hearing about. I could give you a list of all the great locally brewed, Long Island be...
2008 Harvest Report: Finger Lakes
By Melissa Dobson, Finger Lakes News Correspondent This fall, I was given the opportunity to pack up my cameras and notebook to get out to some of the wineries here in the Finger Lakes to compile a report on the 2008 Harvest fo...
Imagine Moore Winery 2007 “Joy” Dry Riesling
Imagine Moore Winery located in Naples, NY southwest of Canandaigua Lake, is a relative newcomer to the Finger Lakes Wine world. There's something undeniably charming about the operation. Co-owners Tim and Diane Moore are d...
How Tierce Riesling Gets Made: Inside the Winemaker’s Lab
Winemaker Johannes Reinhardt at the Tierce blending session By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes CorrespondentAll photos by Morgan Dawson "These are the most precocious aromatics I've ever seen at this point in a wine's de...
Chateau Frank and the Economics of Bubbles
By Jason Feulner, Finger Lakes Correspondent During a recent visit to Dr. Frank's to compile a profile of its sparkling wine operation for Life in the Finger Lakes, I learned more than I expect...
New York Cork Club: December’s Selections
This month, I've decided to do something a little different with the New York Cork Club, the New York wine club that I manage with Greene Grape Wine Company in Brooklyn. In most months, I pick two wines from two different w...
McGregor Vineyard 2006 Pinot Noir
Wine never stops to be fascinating for me. In recent weeks I've been doing my wine tastings a bit differently. Instead of tasting them on the day I opened them, reviewing them and rating them, I'm holding off on giving ...
Niagara’s 2008 Vintage: Growing Season Expectations
Bryan working the harvest at Freedom Run Winery By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Correspondent This year, only a handful of growers and wineries were expecting anything close to a full crop from their young vines here in the Niaga...
