Posts Written OnFebruary 20, 2009

Grand Cru Classes to Present at City Winery on February 26

On February 26 at 6:00 p.m., my good friends Jared and Tracy from Grand Cru Classes, a wine education center on the North Fork, will be hosting a special seminar titled "Long Island Wines: From Potato Farms to Parker Points" at the newly launched City Winery in Manhattan. They'll be discussing the history and growth of the Long Island wine industry, highlighting the recent successes and recognition the region has received. The 90-minute program will include a guided wine tasting, featuring the following six wines, all of which have been graciously donated by the respective wineries.  TBD, Sparkling Brut, NV…

Our Last Day in the Finger Lakes

Yesterday, Nena and I woke up sad to be leaving Seneca Lake and the Finger Lakes, but we still had a few winery visits in us. We drove to Ithaca and then tasted our way north along Route 89, visiting a handful of wineries on the western shore of Cayuga Lake, including Thirsty Owl Wine Company, where we learned about this large, old block of Chancellor vines that were planted in 1972. For me, the stop of the day was Hosmer Winery, where we discovered some delicious rieslings and surprisingly good examples of seyval blanc and pinot gris. More on…