Archive for May, 2012
The New York Cork Report Tasting Table — January 24, 2011
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor These are a some wines that have crossed the NYCR tasting table recently but will not be reviewed as part of a standalone post. As always, these are transcribed almost directly from my noteboo...
Video: Talking 2009 Reds and Regional Progress at White Springs Winery
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor It won't be long before the 2009 reds from the Finger Lakes will hit the market. Despite what you might have heard, there will be some quality wines (and not all varieties suffered the sa...
What We Drank (January 21, 2011)
Last weekend, we tasted some great wines — during the tasting and otherwise. Here is just a sampling of what we were drinking. Bryan Calandrelli: Ramnista, Ktima Kir-Yianni
Op-Ed: The Horrifying Trend That is
By James Silver, General Manager of Peconic Bay Winery, Nautique Wines and True Believer Cider Photo courtesy of Dr. Vino I was recently asked by my distributor to put Peconic Bay wines into kegs for sale in Manha...
Op-Ed: The Horrifying Trend That is “Wine on Tap” (Jim Silver, Peconic Bay Winery)
By James Silver, General Manager of Peconic Bay Winery, Nautique Wines and True Believer Cider Photo courtesy of Dr. Vino I was recently asked by my distributor to put Peconic Bay wines into kegs for sale in Manha...
The New York Cork 2010 Beer of the Year: Southampton Publick House Abbot 12
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Photo by Morgan Dawson Photography I have to admit I wasn
The New York Cork Report 2010 Wines of the Year
Photo by Morgan Dawson Photography By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Almost the entire New York Cork Report team gathered on the snow-covered North Fork this past weekend to taste through the finalists in our "Wines of th...
Are Small Wineries in Danger? Craig Wolf Discusses HR 5034, Consumer Choice, Dangers to Children and More
By Evan Dawson, Managing Editor If you care, even a little, about New York State wines, you need to follow the developments of HR 5034, a bill that Congress could address this year.There is already a wealth of background report...
WBW #70: Bringing Wine Blogging Wednesday Back from the Brink
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Before bloggers and social media-interested winos took their virtual wine tastings to Twitter, there was Wine Blogging Wednesday, the monthly tasting I created back in 2004 (after being inspir...
Video: The Promise of this Hillside: Ravines Wine Cellars’ Next Vineyard
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Tom Petty once mused that the waiting is the hardest part, and perhaps no one knows that better than a winemaker. A great vintage can require years before it can be enjoyed. And planting vine...
