Uncork New York was extremely well attended at City Winery yesterday afternoon. By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Yesterday afternoon, with the help of my parents (who were imported from Pittsburgh for the weekend for childcare purposes) Nena and I were able to get into Manhattan to attend Uncork New York: Sip, Savor and Shop at City Winery downtown. We had a great time and the organizers have a lot to be proud of. The two-tiered room was packed — packed to the point that it wasn't easy to move around at times — and the organizers should be congratulated for putting…
Posts Written OnDecember 07, 2009
What We Drank (December 7, 2009)
From Tom Mansell: Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards NV Red Cat Not every wine experience has to be mind-blowing. Sometimes you're in a hurry and you just want a good, cheap quaff. My friends and I enjoyed this before heading to our department holiday party, where I knew the wine would be much worse. It's grapey but not overwhelmingly so, with nondescript fruit at first and a tart cranberry finish (it's tough to nail down descriptors when you're drinking from a red plastic cup.) And when it's ice cold, it's pretty refreshing. Red Cat is traditionally a blend of Catawba (which I…
Wine Blogging Wednesday #64 Announced: Holiday Wine Pairing — With a Twist
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief This holiday season, Wine Blogging Wednesday will be celebrating its 64th edition with a holiday theme brought to use by Jeff Stai, owner of Twisted Oak Winery and blogger over at El Bloggo Torcido. Doing a holiday theme is a no-brainer this time of year, but anyone who knows Jeff won't be surprised to hear that he wants to do things a little differently than you might expect: "Pick any winter holiday or observance EXCEPT Hanukkah, Christmas Day, Kwanzaa, or New Years Day or Eve, and choose a wine to celebrate it! For purposes of this…
Macari Vineyards 2007 Dos Aguas (Red Blend)
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief In the summer, wines from Macari Vineyards often fill my glass. Sometimes it's their surprisingly expressive stainless steel chardonnay. Other times, it's their beautifully crisp, varietally spot-on sauvignon blanc. And this past year, it was their rose, which varies greatly in composition and flavor from year to year. With vineyards that run from Sound Avenue in Mattituck all the way to Long Island Sound, it's not surprising that each of these summer-style wines capture a saltwater, saline minerality that is both refreshing and intriguing on the palate. With the quality of the whites, sometimes it's easy…