Posts Written OnSeptember 13, 2010

By Lenn Thompson With a handful of local winemakers changing addresses this summer, Long Island wine lovers are left to wonder how the changes will play out in their favorite wines. Rich Olsen-Harbich has made some of the North Fork's best sauvignon blanc for years, but now that he's moved on from Raphael to take over at Bedell Cellars — where they don't make a varietal sauvignon by the way — what will come of the Raphael First Label Sauvignon Blanc? We'll find out in about a year, but Raphael's new winemaker, Les Howard, has made some nice wines with…

Photo courtesy of Paumanok Vineyards Late last week, Paumanok Vineyards harvested sauvignon blanc from their newer block. It came in at 22.6 Brix, 3.24 pH and 6.3 TA.