Archive for May, 2012
Damiani Wine Cellars 2008 Syrah
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief The differences between this Finger Lakes syrah and the one I reviewed a couple weeks ago might be the simple result of vintage variation — 2007 was far hotter than 2008. Not that this wi...
North Fork Table & Inn Announces First Annual “Tour de Forks” (Long Island La Paulee)
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Are you familiar with La Paulée, the traditional Burgundian celebration held at the end of the grape harvest? No? I wasn't either until Kareem Massoud from Paumanok Vineyards introduced me...
Red Newt Cellars 2007 Glacier Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Franc
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief In 2007, Dave Whiting, winemaker and co-owner of Red Newt Cellars made two single-vineyard cabernet francs, one from Sawmill Creek Vineyards and this Red Newt Cellars 2007 Glacier Ridge Vineyar...
A Taste of Paumanok Vineyards’ Past. A Hint of the Future.
Six vintages of Paumanok Vineyards Grand Vintage Merlot By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Let's say you own a winery. A good winery. One that is often pointed to as one of your region's best, in fact. Wouldn't you d...
Hudson-Chatham Winery 2008 Chelois
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Despite all the naysayers in the media and various wine geek circles, some Hudson River Valley wineries have really embraced hybrids and are making far more serious wines with them. Hudson-Chat...
Life, Death, and Rebirth at Zugibe, One of the Finger Lakes’ Newest Wineries
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor The easy part was the business plan. The hard part was the wine. For a family of three boys and their wine-loving father, the business side would work itself out. The boys had known s...
News and Notes (March 23, 2010)
Some announcements and happenings from around New York wine country. If you have news that you'd like to be considered for this almost-weekly column, please let us know via email. Finger Lakes Vineyard Training Serie...
Raphael 2009 Naturale White
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief When Raphael winemaker Rich Olsen-Harbich released his first Naturale — a 2008 white blend (read the NYCR review) made without the addition of sugar or acid, without filtration or fining,...
El Paso Winery NV “Just Plain White”
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-ChiefPhoto courtesy of East Coast Wineries A friend of mine in the Hudson Valley gave me this bottle of El Paso Winery NV "Just Plain White" ($10) and I knew next to nothing about it when I...
TasteCamp East 2010 Finger Lakes: Open Call for Wineries to Pour
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Evan Dawson, our Finger Lakes Editor, and I have been working hard to get all of the plans and details together for this year's edition of TasteCamp EAST, taking place May 7-9 in Finger Lak...
