Posts Written OnApril 06, 2011

Long Island Wines Can Thrive — Not Just Survive — Time in Your Cellar

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor "It's too bad that Long Island cabernet is never any good — and can't age." I don't make a habit of quoting myself in blog posts, but this extremely sarcastic comment got quite a few laughs at a recent tasting of older Long Island wines. Just about every wine we tasted elicited metaphorical, if not actual, giggles actually — the giggles of people in on the secret. The secret? Long Island wines can not only survive a decade or two in your cellar, they can thrive. I consider myself lucky to be in on that…

Tickets Now Available: April 30: NYCR Wine Tasting Event at Peconic Bay Winery to Benefit Autism Research

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Tickets are now available for our charity wine event on April 30 from 1-4 p.m. We are partnering with Peconic Bay Winery and Lacrosse for Autism  to benefit The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities at Stony Brook University. You can get all the event details in our previous post. Tickets are $40 with a significant portion of that going directly to the charity. Join us for an afternoon of fun and enjoy $2 glasses of wine (every penny going to charity), an array of wine-friendly snacks, 10% off bottle purchases and a silent…