Posts Written OnJune 09, 2010

Aaron Estes | Cheese Editor

An IT project manager by day, cheesemaker and cheesemonger by night, Aaron Estes became a serious cheese freak a couple of years ago while spending time in Wisconsin on an opera gig. When he isn’t making cheese at home, mongering at Lucy’s Whey at Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, or traveling to various farms for classes or inspiration, you can find him trying to put his passion for cheese and pairings into words at the Cave-Aged Blog. For the New York Cork Report, he’ll be writing about the New York cheese industry and artisanal cheeses made in New York. >> Read Aaron’s…

Laying Bottles Down: What Makes a Classic Finger Lakes Vintage?

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Second photo courtesy Lucas Vineyards from a recent riesling vertical tasting See if you can answer this question: What is the greatest white wine ever made in the Finger Lakes? What is the greatest red? For most people, that question is largely irrelevant. That's because most of us drink Finger Lakes wines within months of purchase. Bottles lay down about as much as the Statue of Liberty. But with the growing number of quality producers focusing on making wines that can evolve and improve with bottle age, we'll soon be kicking off a new…

Croteaux Vineyards 2009 Ruby (Cabernet Franc Rose)

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Okay I'll admit it. I bit of more than I could err…taste when said we'd publish a rose and riesling review every day in May. It was a fun idea, but a hectic schedule at my job made it impossible, really. So, we'll continue writing about riesling and rose well into June — and beyond. They are quintessential summer wines after all. Today's wine is the Croteaux Vineyards 2009 Ruby ($24) the rose-only producers first rose made with cabernet franc. The rest of their wines are merlot.  In the same stylistic vein as Shinn Estate…