Archive for May, 2012
A Different Side of the Finger Lakes Wine Festival: The VIP Experience
By Tom Mansell, Science Editor Photos courtesy of Brian Reider Last year, I went to my first Finger Lakes Wine Festival with high expectations. It was going to be an opportunity for me to taste wines from Finger Lakes wineries ...
Severe Thunderstorms Bring Tornados and Hail to Long Island Wine Country
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Most of eastern Long Island was under a severe thunderstorm warning yesterday evening. The storms, which came in waves, brought high winds, heavy rains, hail and even tornados apparently. I kn...
The Finger Lakes Wine Festival Deserves Our Attention
Wine tasting at the Schulze Vineyards & Winery table. By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor The annual Finger Lakes Wine Festival draws tens of thousands of visitors to the region, pumping money into the local economy...
Sheldrake Point Vineyard 2008 Gewurztraminer
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor A lot of people, including my wife, don't really care for most gewurztraminer, finding it too floral or perfume-like. I can understand their trepidation — to a point. Some gewurztram...
September 12: NYCR Wine Tasting @ Roanoke Vineyards to Benefit Angelman Syndrome Research
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I had never heard of Angelman Syndrome until my wife Nena came home one day and told me that our friend's son had just been diagnosed with the neuro-genetic disorder. It's often...
What We Drank (July 20, 2010)
We only have three contirbutions this week, but — as always — some interesting libations have filled the glasses of the New York Cork Report editors and contributors. Evan Dawson: Multi-year semi-dry riesling flight...
Two Cheeses From Sprout Creek Farms
By Aaron Estes, Cheese Editor As I mentioned in my last post about a positive addition to the Rhinebeck beer and cheese scene, I used the opportunity to try a couple of New York cheeses that I was unfamiliar with. Having lived ...
I’m Just Here for the Beer: Escaping Wine at the Finger Lakes Wine Festival
Rooster Fish Brewing's tent at the 2010 Finger Lakes Wine Festival By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Amidst the sea of wine drinkers that accosted me and my fellow vendors (I was pouring for Freedom Run Winery) at the Finger Lake...
Hosmer Winery 2008 Dry Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The tasting room isn't fancy and sure, I wish more of their wines were closed with natural cork (to see how they cellar) but for my money, Hosmer Winery offers some of the best value vinif...
NYCR Adds Matt Arlauckas as Finger Lakes Food Columnist
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Wine is food — or so the saying goes — and that means that wine coverage should be at least a little a bit about food too I think. We've already added a Long Island restuarant ...
