Posts Written OnOctober 21, 2008

I just heard, through our very own Melissa Dobson, that it is snowing in the Finger Lakes today, with more snow expected tomorrow and later this week. That means that there will be a LOT of harvesting today. I’ll keep you posted as I hear and learn more.

I leave for Wine Bloggers Conference 2008 Friday morning, but it almost feels like I’m already there because Melissa Dobson and I have been working with wineries from throughout New York to compile a bunch of New York wines for us to pour while we’re in Santa Rosa for the event. There are still a few stragglers coming in, but we’ve finally been able to finalize most of the wines that will be available. From the Finger Lakes, we will have: Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars & Chateau Frank 2007 Gewürztraminer Sheldrake Point Vineyard 2006 Riesling Hosmer Winery 2007 Vintners…

By Melissa Dobson, Finger Lakes News Correspondent As a follow up to Lenn’s mention of Dr. Konstantin Frank Wine Cellars’ announcement of the release of Riesling Clone N90, I had the opportunity to interview Frederick Frank, President of Dr. Frank’s, to get more detail on the project and its significance. Melissa Dobson:  Tell me about how the Riesling Clone N90 project was created. Frederick Frank:  After experiencing several record cold winters in 2003 and 2004 my father, Willy, and I discussed pursuing the importation of some virus-free clone N90 riesling vines from the Neustadt Research Station in Germany. We wanted…