Spirits
New York Spirits Steal the Show at the 2013 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala
Friday night, May 17, was a proud night to be a New Yorker. And it was a proud night to be part of a talented beverage community that calls this fair Empire State home. At 9 p.m., the Manhattan Cocktail Classic kicked off its 2013 run with the annual Gala held in one...
News & Events
New York Cork Report Named a 2013 Wine Blog Awards Finalist
Earlier this morning, this website was named as a finalist in the 2013 Wine Blog Awards in the “Best Single-Subject Blog” category. After taking a year off from the awards last year — so Evan and I could serve as judges without any conflict — ...
Hudson Valley
Hudson-Berkshire Wine & Food Festival This Weekend
People often debate whether “local” is measured by state or by miles. The Hudson-Berkshire Beverage Trail measures it in miles. Tucked in between the northern-most portion of the Hudson Valley and the Berkshire Mountains, the Trail is home to a handful of wine,...
Beer
The Summer Session: The Bronx Brewery Bronx Pale Ale
I’m admittedly not a big fan of “summer” beers. Ales and lagers that are part of a summer beer program are usually over-the-top with citrus flavoring and other adjuncts. The malt profile in these beers, whether it wheat or pale malt, often leave a funky after...
5 Questions with...
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 (of course!) the taste buds.” Trai...
Resolutions for 2007
Nena likes to tell me that I’m a man of a million great ideas…follow through is the problem. In my mind I’ve written numerous books, started several companies and completed numerous projects. In the vein, I...
Talking Sustainable with David Page, co-owner Shinn Estate Vineyards
I’ve long been a fan of Shinn Estate Vineyards, not only because of their wines but also because of their dedication to sustainable farming and push towards near-complete organic viticulture. Today on Appellation America,...
Winter Wine Class Series at Stony Brook
Stony Brook University’s Center for Food Wine, and Culture has just announced a cool new winter wine education session that you might be interested in. They are calling it Inside Wine: From Vineyard to Glass and it is on ...
Our Xmas Eve Dinner
Just a little peak at our Xmas Eve menu..and a shot of the amuse bouche I put together with Nena’s addition of mint-walnut pesto. It’s something we’d done before, but the red and green seemed appropriate for t...
A Nice NYC Food Blog List
My buddy over at WhiteTrashBBQ blog has put together a nice little list of NYC food bloggers. Some are my favorites and others I’d never heard of before now. Even though I’m out on Long Island (there aren’t ma...
The Best Long Island Wines of 2006
As 2006 comes to an unseasonably warm close here on Long Island, I thought it a good time to list and highlight some of my favorite Long Island wines of 2006. I’m a lucky guy. I’m tasting and writing about Long Isla...
A Menu for Hope: Thank You for Your Generosity
$58,081.70That is how much money we raised during A Menu for Hope. That is how much money we’ll be donating to the U.N. World Food Program. And we have you to thank. Your generosity this holiday season was imply amazing. ...
Two Long Island Wines in Appellation America’s Top Ten Wines of 2006
Appellation America’s Regional Correspondents (myself included), embarked on a year-long search through North America’s widely diverse wine growing regions and discovered some most interesting palette pleasers, represen...
