Archive for May, 2012
The NYCR 2009 Wines of the Year Tasting: Great Wines. Great People. And a Few Surprises.
The New York Cork Report Editors at work during Saturday's 2009 'Wines of the Year' tasting. By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Photos by Morgan Dawson Photography 5 tasters. 8 hours. 19 flights. 54 wines. That was m...
NYCR 2009 Wines of the Year Tasting Tomorrow
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Later today, I'm on the road again, driving up to Cayuga Lake, for the New York Cork Report's 2009 Wines of the Year tasting, which will commence tomorrow morning at Heart & Hands W...
Benmarl Winery 2008 Baco Noir
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief The Hudson River Region has a clear-cut signature white grape variety — Seyval Blanc. On the red side of things, the most planted grape seems to be De Chaunac, but I don't know any wi...
Evan Dawson on VinTank’s UNFILTERED: Wineries Need to Tell Their Stories
UNFILTERED: Episode 001 from VinTank on Vimeo. Our own Finger Lakes Editor, Evan Dawson, was interviewed by the folks at VinTank. The topic? Wineries and the stories they can and should tell.
Ravines Wine Cellars 2007 Pinot Noir
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Pinot noir in the Finger Lakes? Absolutely, but if you're interested in high-quality stuff, make sure you know a little bit about the winery you're buying it from. The best Finger Lakes...
Finding (and Choosing) the Hudson River Region’s Wines of the Year Finalists
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, I spent the day visiting four of the Hudson River Region AVA's best wineries. My goal? To pair that tasting trip with my experience judging the Hudson Valley Wine Competition l...
What California Thinks About the Finger Lakes: The Good and the Worrisome
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photograph shows a vineyard atop Mount Veeder, Napa Valley I recently spent four days in various parts of northern California wine country, including Napa Valley and the Russian River ...
What We Drank (January 18, 2010)
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief We have an almost even split this week — two three beers and two wines. And most fun of all, neither of the wines is younger than 14. Tom Mansell: Brooklyn Brewery Manhattan Project I'...
Southern Tier krampus
By Kevin Burns, Beer Columnist St. Nicholas, aka Santa Claus, is a magical figure, the bringer of gifts and an icon of holiday spirit. Forgotten by most is his evil side kick and enforcer of ‘the list.’ — Krampus. Eur...
From the Niagara Bench to Table Mountain: A Journey to South Africa’s Western Cape
By Julia Burke, Niagara Escarpment Correspondent Editor's Note: Julia left for South Africa yesterday, but we're hopeful to get some stories from her down under experience. For the next few months, my NYCR contributions...
