By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Long Island rose is a beautiful thing.. beautiful in its insane diversity. From sweet to dry and every residual sugar level in between the East End of Long Island has you covered. But the diversity doesn't stop there. Just about any red wine variety grown here ends up as rose, including the usual suspects like merlot, cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir as well as grapes like refosco and cabernet franc. Blending is common and not reserved for red grapes. Some of the region's best-loved roses are blends of red varieties with large percentages of…
Posts Written OnJune 08, 2011
What We Drank (June 8, 2011)
This week's sampling of what our editors and contributors have been drinking… Lenn Thompson: Sixpoint Craft Ales Bengali Tiger IPA Because my wife isn't drinking at the moment (we are expecting our second child in December) I seem to be drinking more beer than wine — especially at restaurants. Lucky for me, most of the restaurants we frequent have at least one craft beer that I'm interested in drinking. Some have several. And now that Sixpoint Craft Ales is finally putting four of their most popular beers in "nanokegs" — really 16 oz. cans — restaurants without (or with limited)…