Posts Written OnJune 2008

Golden Nose a Golden Opportunity

By Jason Feulner, Finger Lakes Correspondent At the end of May, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail hosted the 3rd Annual Golden Nose Awards in Corning, my home town. The Golden Nose is a wine- tasting and judging event that utilizes the noses of the participants, who are trained and led by experts to make judgments about wine. The event was held at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art and the Corning Museum of Glass, two amazing venues that I would highly recommend for a visit any time you happen to be in the Finger Lakes/Corning area. Our friend the Finger…

Pindar Vineyards Hires Les Howard as its New Winemaker

Pindar Vineyards, Long Island’s largest winery, has hired a new winemaker, Les Howard, most recently of Jamesport Vineyards. Les, a Long Island native, started his winemaking career at Pindar almost 15 years ago when he had a summer job on the bottling line. Now he’s back, as head winemaker. He made a lot of delicious wines at Jamesport, and many more will be released after he’s gone. He’s also a great guy who I’ve enjoyed talking with over the years. There are going to be many challenges moving from a winery like Jamesport to one like Pindar, challenges beyond the…

Shakespeare and Chardonnay at Borghese Vineyard on July 12

On July 12, Borghese Vineyard will serve up "FOOD OF LOVE," a light-hearted look at love with words by William Shakespeare and wine by the glass. Produced by Spitfire Theatre, this unique theatrical experience is created and directed by Abigail Anderson, an English director who has worked at Shakespeare’s Globe in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has been described by The Oxford Times as "one of the most exciting and eclectic young directors in the UK." Laugh with Benedick and Beatrice, sigh with Romeo and Juliet, get steamy with Petruchio and Kate! FOOD OF LOVE brings together some…

WBW #46: Martha Clara Vineyards 2007 Viognier

Today is Wine Blogging Wednesday, hosted by Dr. Debs of Good Wine Under $20, a blog that has received quite a bit of acclaim over the past year or so. The theme she chose proved to be a bit of a challenge for the guy who tries to drink as much local wine as he can — particularly for WBW. You see, she wanted participants to drink a wine made from the white varieties of the Rhone Valley in France… things like Marsanne, Roussane and Viognier. New York is a bit cool, generally, for those grapes, but one North Fork…

Macari Vineyards 2007 “Katherine’s Field” Sauvignon Blanc (North Fork of Long Island)

I know that I sound like a broken record, but the more North Fork sauvignon blanc that I taste, the more I’m convinced that wineries should (will?) rip out some of their endless chardonnay plantings and plant more sauvignon blanc. These are the most exciting varietal white wines being made here, bar none. Macari Vineyards, a winery in Mattituck that somehow remains just off of many peoples’ radar, has made deliciously fresh sauvignon for many years, and their 2007 vintage may be the best yet. It pours an extremely pale greenish-yellow in the glass and offers intense aromas of grapefruit,…

Wine Bloggers Conference 2008, October 24-26 in Sonoma, CA

It’s not every day that I have something as exciting to announce as I do today. So, without further adieu, I’m happy and proud to announce that wine bloggers from across the country (maybe the world), will be descending upon Sonoma County, CA on October 24, 2008 for a three day conference, the first conference of its kind. It’s the Wine Bloggers Conference 2008. There will be speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk and Alice Feiring, vineyard walks, tasting competitions and wine dinners. There will also be an informal (or maybe even a formal) New York wine tasting if I can get…

The Feulner’s New Vintage

By Jason Feulner, Finger Lakes Correspondent I was working on a post about Finger Lakes wine late on Wednesday night, but then my wife decided it was time to go into labor! Our little daughter, Elizabeth Delia Feulner, was born Thursday morning at 6 lbs. 10-1/2 oz. She was 4 weeks early but seems to be doing just fine. My wife, Katie, is beaming and is recovering well. We are very excited and I’m sure I’ll be all the more inspired to drink good wine in celebration–especially when she’s a teenager!

Howard Stern Tastes Bedell Cellars

I’m a Howard Stern fan and have been for years. I think I was just finishing high school when I heard him for the first time. And, Nena bought me a Sirius radio just so I could listen every day. Of course, now that Jackson repeats much of what he hears, I don’t listen as often on the way into work (because he comes here with me for school). But, I can listen to the replay on my way home, so I can still keep up with what’s going on on the show. Wait, how the heck is this wine…