Long Island
5 Questions with… Lisa Donneson, Owner, Bouke and Bouquet Wines
Lisa Donneson founded Bouké in 2007, and produces eight aromatic, fruit-forward, affordable wines. Bouké (her dry wines) and Bouquet (her sweet wines) aim to be “a pleasure for all the senses – the eye, the nose, and ...
Event: Celebrate Mother’s Day with Roanoke on Love Lane
Roanoke Vineyards realizes that there’s nothing a mother deserves more than a good meal and some good wine. In this spirit, they are hosting a Stroll Down Love Lane this Friday evening, May 10, in celebration of Mother&...
No Shortcuts: Villa Bellangelo Steams Forward with Ambitious Plan to Establish a New Sense of Place
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Lindsay Prichard, an avid NYCR reader who wanted to share his passion for Finger Lakes wines with other readers. The long, cold weeks of winter provide a well-deserved rest between...
The NYCR Preview to Long Island Craft Beer Week
The Third Annual Long Island Craft Beer Week is actually 10 days if you count the pregame, and I don’t mind that at all. From May 10 through the 19 expect to see plenty of alehouses and beer-centric watering holes promoti...
Vineyard Visuals: Southold Farm + Cellar Begins to Plant its Vineyard — with “Weird Grapes”
The folks at Southold Farm + Cellar, they of the successful Kickstarter campaign, started planting their vineyard yesterday and co-owner Regan Meador sent me a few photos of the action. “We’re going to end up with a...
The Red Hook Winery 2009 Pier Forty-One
I’ve had a difficult time finding much information online (or anywhere else) about this Red Hook Winery 2009 Pier Forty-One ($25), but from the front label I know that it is made by Robert Foley, one of two partners/consu...
Gorton Joins NYCR Team as Long Island Correspondent
You may know my good friend Michael Gorton from his Long Island-focused wine blog Undertaking Wine the only wine blog I know of run by someone who earns a living as an undertaker and funeral director. Well, as of today, heR...
Crooked Ladder Brewing Company: It’s What’s Brewing on Main Street (Riverhead)
Four years ago, brothers Steven and David Wirth, along with friend and brewer, Duffy Griffiths, got the idea to open a brewery. After years of toiling with town codes and renovating their space, 15 new fermenters are finally ...
Harmony Vineyards Launches Free Summer-Long Classic Jazz Albums Live Concert Series
Hot summer night? Why not cool off near the Long Island Sound with some local wine and a live jazz band? Harmony Vineyards is set to combine the harmonious flavors of its finely crafted wine with the harmonious sounds of some...
The Quarterly Carousal Tonight at Love Lane Kitchen with Brooklyn Brewery
If you are around the East End of Long Island tonight, be sure to stop by Love Lane Kitchen for “The Quarterly Carousal” from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Presented by Edible East End, and Brooklyn Brewery, the event is described as “A...
