Archive for May, 2012
Your Guide to the 1st Annual Long Island Wine & Food Festival
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor This weekend, the Long Island Wine & Food Festival invades the East End. This weekend-long celebration of Long Island's bounty promises to be a lot of fun and the Saturday schedule is ...
New York Cheese: Ewe’s Blue
By Aaron Estes, Cheese Editor As a part-time cheesemonger, I am routinely asked for my recommendations for cheeses. Composing a cheese plate for a party, pairing with a specific wine and making an addition or substitution for a...
Lamoreaux Landing Winemaker Paul Brock Leaving to Take FLCC Instructor Position
By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor Paul Brock, head winemaker at Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake, is preparing to leave the winery for a new job as an instructor of viticulture and enology at Finger Lakes Community C...
Oak Summit Vineyard 2008 Pinot Noir
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor John and Nancy Bruno, owners of Oak Summit Vineyard in the Hudson Valley only do pinot noir. It's the only grape the grow in their 6-acre vineyard. It's the only wine they make. And th...
New York Cork Report Tasting Table: June 18, 2010
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I promise we'll get back to Tasting Table as a weekly feature here on Fridays, but in the meantime, I'll put them together when I can — like today. As always these are short note...
Bouke 2009 Perlant
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Now here is something unique on the local wine scene. Look at a bottle of Bouke 2009 Perlant ($17) and it might not seem like a one-of-a-kind. Scan the back label and you'll learn that it&...
Whitecliff Vineyards 2009 Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Disappointingly few rieslings made in the Hudson Valley from Finger Lakes fruit maintain the true character of the fruit's origin. There are many reasons why this could be, some unavoidabl...
Cheese Geek Aaron Estes Joins NYCR Team as Cheese Editor
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor As the New York Cork Report continues to evolve and grow, it's important that we never lose sight of the fact that wine (and beer) are not meant to be enjoyed in a vacuum. You need food an...
Expansion and a New Direction at Schulze Vineyards
Schulze Vineyards & Winery doubled its production area this spring. by Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor When I arrived at Schulze Vineyards & Winery to sit down with owner Martin Schulze to discuss his namesake ...
