By Lenn Thompson, Editor and Publisher All told, we had 30 bloggers and spouses/friends take part in this debut edition of TasteCamp EAST, each with different backgrounds, tastes and impressions of Long Island's wineries, people and wines. Over the course of the next several weeks, in addition to my own posts about the weekend, I'll be asking some of the attendees for their honest impressions and experiences with Long Island wines both before and after TasteCamp. We'll kick things off with Rob Bralow from the Wine Post blog, out of Manhattan. Rob has been in the wine business for the last…
Posts Written OnMay 04, 2009
New York Cork Club: April Selections
By Lenn Thompson, Editor and Publisher Obviously I'm a bit behind with this post, given that we're well into May now, but I wanted to write a quick post about the wines I chose for April's shipment of the New York Cork Club. Both were a little difficult to get our hands on, so I'm extra proud of the choices. First is Keuka Lake Vineyards 2007 Reserve Vignoles ($19), just the kind of wine that you're not going to get in any other wine club. First, Vignoles is hybrid grape. Unfortunately, most wine 'experts' ignore hybrids. Second, it's a (almost)…
TasteCamp EAST 2009 — The Thank Yous
As I said earlier today, there will be plenty of posts about TasteCamp, but before we get into those, I wanted to make sure that I wrote this post. I've been getting a lot of "Thank You" emails from attendees, participating wineries, etc. It's of course nice to get such emails, but everyone involved should be thanking one another for making it such a successful event. There are dozens of people that I will be thanking individually over the course of the next few days, but today, here are a few blog-worthy thank yous: To all attendees, thank you for…
TasteCamp EAST 2009 in Pictures
Winemaker Kareem Massoud pouring barrel samples of 2007 reds for TasteCamp attendees. By Lenn Thompson, Publisher and Editor TasteCamp 2009 wrapped up yesterday afternoon and I have to admit, I'm exhausted. It was truly a whirlwind, non-stop tour of Long Island wine country over the course of two days. There will obviously be a deluge of blogs posts, both here on LENNDEVOURS and on attendee blogs, but to give you a taste of the weekend via a handful of photos. You can enlarge any of these by clicking on them. We started the second day of TasteCamp EAST 2009 with…