Posts Written OnDecember 23, 2008

LENNDEVOURS in Mutineer Magazine’s December Issue

I'm happy to report that this blog has been named one of the 12 "Blogs You Should Be Reading" in Mutineer Magazine's December/January issue. This is the third issue that editor Alan Kropf has put out and it's unlike any of the other wine magazines out there. The magazine's tagline really says it all: "fine beverage…redefined" There is also a brief story about Finger Lakes wine (and Shaw Vineyards) that features my top 5 reasons to be excited about the region. Check out Mutineer Magazine and if you ever see it around, pick up a copy and I think you'll…

When Common Sense and NY State Politics Collide: The Wine Bag Issue

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Correspondent I do not intend to make a cabernet out of a concord here, but this is ridiculous. And it's a microcosm of the dysfunction that has rotted this state for years. The owner of one of western New York's largest wine and liquor stores may be fined $10,000 by the New York State Liquor Authority because he had the audacity to sell wine gift bags to his customers who were buying, you know, wine. Here's the short version: The law is written to enumerate the various things that a wine or liquor store is…