By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Rich Olsen-Harbich, long-time winemaker at Raphael in Peconic has resigned that post and will take over the head winemaking duties at Bedell Cellars starting next week, joining a winemaking team that includes Bedell's founder and now founding winemaker Kip Bedell and consultant Pascal Marty. The news was first reported on Twitter by Howard Goldberg. Olsen-Harbich succeeds Kelly Urbanik, whose contract has run out told me in an email "I don't have any current plans — just going to take a few days to think about things. I'm keeping all of my options open." Bedell's owner…
Posts Written OnJune 04, 2010
Gravity-Defying Success in Lakewood, NY: Expansion at Southern Tier Brewery
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor BeerAdvocate, perhaps the most respected voice in the craft beer world, publishes a list of the “Top 50 American Breweries” as chosen out of 1,400 breweries and brewpubs across the United States. In 2007, a small Western New York brewery appeared on the list amidst the Russian Rivers and Stones of the world — Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York. Exciting as it was, the listing came as no surprise to the devoted band of followers Southern Tier has earned over the years — fans who will drink whatever Southern Tier brew is…
Vineyard Visuals: Wind Power at Shinn Estate Vineyards
Photo courtesy of Shinn Estate Vineyards After a longer-than-it-needed-to-be battle, the wind turbine at Shinn Estate Vineyards has finally been installed. Congratulations to owners David Page and Barbara Shinn. If you're winery is doing alternative energy installations, let us know. We'd love to let our readers know about it.