Archive for May, 2012
Evan Dawson | Managing Editor
Evan Dawson, author of “Summer in a Glass: The Coming of Age of Finger Lakes Winemaking,” first became interested in Finger Lakes wine on his first trip to the region with his wife-to-be Morgan, whom he met as a stu...
Lenn Thompson | Executive Editor
Lenn Thompson, a proud Pittsburgh, PA native, moved to Long Island over a decade ago and quickly fell in love with the region’s dynamic and emerging wine community. An Internet marketing guru and writer by profession, he ...
TasteCamp EAST 2010 Interview: Neil Miller | Stressing the Vine
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Neil Miller's blog Stressing the Vine is one that I've been a fan of for some time, so when he expressed interest in attending TasteCamp, I was excited. It's always fun to m...
NYCR Changes: Evan Dawson Becomes Managing Editor, Julia Burke Becomes Beer Editor
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor A little housekeeping today. As you may have noticed (okay, probably not) we've made some changes to the NYCR contributors page, including two pieces of staff shuffling. One has an immedia...
Guest Post: Heart & Hands Wine Company: A Passion for Pinot at Cayuga Lake (Richard Auffrey, The Passionate Foodie)
By Richard Auffrey, The Passionate Foodie It was Sunday afternoon, the final event of TasteCamp 2010, and palate fatigue ran rampant among the attendees. There had already been 200-300 wines available for tasting over the weeke...
Red Newt Cellars 2007 Dry Reserve Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Making dry riesling isn't easy. Sure, you can let the yeast do its thing and ferment to dryness, but if you are shooting for balance and depth of flavor, it's not that simple. It...
Congratulations to Tom Mansell and Sarah Goonan
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief We'll take a little break from New York wine this morning to offer heart-felt congratulations to our science editor, Tom Mansell and his fiancee Sarah Goonan, who got engaged over the weeke...
What We Drank (May 24, 2009)
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief I'm taking this week off from What We Drank (mostly because everything I tasted over the weekend will be reviewed elsewhere on the site). Luckily, some other team members are picking up the...
Shinn Estate Vineyards 2009 Rose
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Looking for a light, crisp rose with delicate red fruit character and maybe a little citrusy acidity? Look somewhere else.There are plenty of local roses that fit that description. Shinn Estate...
