Posts Written OnOctober 27, 2006

Author of Long Island’s AVAs @ Appellation America

This week at Appellation America, you’ll find my Q&A with Richard Olsen-Harbich, winemaker and managing director for Raphael. Rich has been working in the local wine industry for almost 30 years. The interview focuses on three main topics: Long Island’s three AVAs (he authored them), the differences between the two forks, and the varieties (and styles) he thinks do best on Long Island. You may recognize Rich from his contributions here at LENNDEVOURS as well, including: Human Terroir and Parenting Wines The Urban Legend of Sulfites The War on Terroir and Wines of Mass Vinification Read my Q&A over at…

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Our Last Supper…

…with the old stove. Normally I’d never do a post about a simple pasta dinner, but this one was special…not for its deliciousness, but because our new stove (and fridge) come today, so this mixture of bacon, chick peas, oven-dried yellow cherry tomatoes, kale, garlic, onions and fresh basil (which I later tossed with whole wheat pasta shells) was the very last meal cooked at our old, pathetic stove. Oh, it still works, but none of the elements are level, so the oil/butter pools to one side when trying to sautee or pan fry. Our old fridge (which came with…

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