Here is a sampling of what our editors and contributors have been drinking. Evan Dawson: Local store's recommendation — Ravines 2007 Meritage I had a very strange experience at a local wine store this past Saturday. I picked up a bottle of the Ravines 2007 Meritage at the urging of the gentleman behind the counter in Wine Sense in Rochester. (The store has assumed new ownership; the previous owner was a steadfast supporter of New York wines.) The man told me, "That's the number one Finger Lakes red wine," referencing the NYCR Wines of the Year results. I did not…
Posts Written OnMarch 2011
Martha Clara Vineyards Promotes Epperson-McCarthy to Winemaker
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Robin Epperson-McCarthy has been promoted to winemaker for Martha Clara Vineyards less than a year after being hired as assistant winemaker. The previous winemaker, Juan Micieli-Martinez will continue to focus and expand his role as the winery's general manager while still acting as managing winemaker. Epperson-McCarthy grew up on the North Fork, graduating from Mattituck high school in 1999, and though her wine journey took her far away from it, it seems as though she was always meant to return home — and to Martha Clara Vineyards. "As long as I have been working in…
Video: Making Ice Wine at Standing Stone Vineyards
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor There are a handful of ways to make ice (and ice-style) wine, but to make it great, you've got to start with high-quality fruit. I'm reminded of that every time I taste a Standing Stone example. There are four, all priced at $24.99 per bottle: vidal, riesling, gewurtraminer and chardonnay. The Standing Stone Vineyards 2008 Riesling Ice was the NYCR Finger Lakes Dessert Wine of the Year. Like its siblings, the Riesling Ice is rich and pure, always clean and focused. And winemaker/owner Marti Macinski, along with her husband Tom, are committed to getting…