October | 2010 | New York Cork Report

What We Drank (October 19, 2010)

This is what our editors and contributors were drinking last week… Evan Dawson: Gai'a 2009 Wild Ferment Assyrtiko There is a slowly growing buzz about Greek wines, and I'd love to have more access to them. ...

2010 Harvest Update: First Organic/Biodynamic Season Winds Down at Shinn Estate Vineyards

The last grapes coming in at Shinn Estate Vineyards On Sunday, Barbara Shinn and the harvest crew at Shinn Estaste Vineyards harvested their cabernet sauvignon yesterday, wrapping up the harvest of 2010. According to co-owner D...

The Obsessions of a Home Winemaker

By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Regional Editor The combination of my three previous years’ experience making wine at home and this year’s epic growing season has created incredibly high expectations for my personal 2010 wine...

The Red Hook Winery 2008 “The Electric”

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Most don't think of New York City as one of New York's up-and-coming wine regions, but with a handful of urban wineries are making a wide variety of wines within the city limits. And w...

Brewery Ommegang Tripel Perfection

By Julia Burke, Beer Editor In the past I’ve found some of Brewery Ommegang’s Belgian-style offerings a tad hit-or-miss, but lately the Cooperstown brewery has been blowing me away. I enjoyed a bottle of this Tripel Perfect...

Video: In Search of Great Tasting Room Experiences

By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor We're always searching for the best tasting room experiences, from the obvious and grand to the subtle and special. One place that tends to get rave reviews is Billsboro Winery on Sen...

2010 Harvest Update: Riesling, Cabernet Franc and “Wonderful Botrytis” at Heron Hill Winery

Today's report comes from Heron Hill Winery's owner John Ingle, via marketing director Kitty Oliver: "He (John) has finished harvesting the cab franc and riesling from Ingle Vineyard. He netted off seven rows of ri...

2010 Harvest Update: Traminette at Palaia Vineyards

Jan Palaggi of Palaia Vineyards in the Hudson Valley sent us a harvest update earlier this week: "We picked out Traminette on October 2. It was fantastic this year with 23 brix, PH 3.57 and TA 7.7 The grapes were beautiful...

Croteaux Vineyards to Release 2010 Croteaux Nouveaux on October 30

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor One has to hand it to Michael and Paula Croteau, proprietors of Croteaux Vineyards. They have taken seemingly simple concept — producing only rose — and yet continually find ways t...