Posts Written OnJune 2008

As the Long Island wine community has moved into adolescence, several smaller wineries have popped up on the Island — some focusing on a single style or even one wine. Sparkling Pointe, for instance, has released it’s first — you guessed it — sparkling wines. And, Medolla Vineyards, for now anyway, is making merlot. And then there is Croteaux Vineyards, a new producer owned by Michael and Paula S. Croteau. They focus solely on merlot-based rose wines, and they make three of them. While a new winery, Mr. Croteau is no stranger to Long Island wine scene. As creative director…

My "day job" doesn’t involve much travel. In fact, it doesn’t really include much of any unless I find a conference or educational opportunity that takes me away from the greater New York City area. Later this month, I’ll be attending one such conference: Web Content 2008 in Chicago, IL. Thing is, I’ve never been to Chicago, so I’m looking for some recommendations for restaurants, mainly for dinner. I know, I should go to Alinea or Tru. I’m looking into both of those, but I also want to make sure that I get a real feel (and taste) of Chicago.…

A couple of weeks ago, I announced that canvas Magazine is hosting another in our serious of "Drink Local" events. A the time I knew the wineries that are coming, but didn’t know what wines would be poured or the food that Whole Foods Market would be served. Now I do and I wanted to share them. Whole Foods will be making three hot dishes for the event, and I’ve listed the wine pairings that we’re doing as well: Thai Coconut Lentil Soup Martha Clara Vineyards 2007 Pinot Grigio Martha Clara Vineyards 2007 Viognier Martha Clara Vineyards 2005 Five-0 Red…