Finger Lakes
In Death, a Finger Lakes Grower’s Impact, Achievements are Made Clear
In the final days of his life, when 53-year-old Paul Wellington didn’t have the strength to feed himself, Tom Higgins would make the drive over and offer to hold Paul’s bowl, or spoon. Or his hand. Higgins had become a close friend of Paul Wellington and his wife...
What We Drank
What We Drank (June 18, 2013)
Here is a sampling of what our editors and contributors were drinking last week: Len Dest: Anton Bauer 2012 Gmörk Vineyard Gruner Veltliner Grüner veltliner is the signature grape of Austria and the best wines are made from the fruit from the vineyards in hills of ...
Finger Lakes
Boundary Breaks Vineyard 2011 No. 198 Reserve Riesling
If you like balanced, low-alcohol riesling affected by botrytis — also known as noble rot — Boundary Breaks Vineyard 2011 No. 198 Reserve Riesling ($30) is a fine example. I do like those types of wines, by the way. Nuanced and highly aromatic, the nose o...
Drink New York Dinners
Menu Announced for NYCR “Drink New York” Dinner on July 11
Tonight, I’m excited to announce the menu, pricing and how to make reservations for our “Drink New York” dinner in a few weeks. Chef Lia Fallon has come up with an inventive menu that I think is going to showcase the wines exceedingly well — a...
Long Island
LISW: Long Island’s Force for Vineyard Sustainability
On Thursday, June 6, Bedell Cellars hosted a celebration of the first anniversary of an important new project in Long Island wine country — Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing (LISW). It is the first certified sustainable program for eastern U.S. vineyard...
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 2...
Fulkerson Winery 2012 Gruner Veltliner
The nose on this Fulkerson Winery 2012 Gruner Veltliner ($14) isn’t as intense as the best gruners I’ve had from Austria — the region where it is most planted and known — but it does show nice varietal c...
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...
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 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...
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 ...
Red Tail Ridge Winery 2010 “RTR Vineyard” Teroldego
I don’t have a lot of experience with the teroldego grape. In fact, the first one I ever tasted was the sparkling rendition Nancy Irelan makes at Red Tail Ridge Winery. So, it was with a completely blank slate that I appr...
Sheldrake Point’s Madill Joins Team at Red Newt Cellars Too
Bob Madill, one of the founders of Sheldrake Point Vineyards on Cayuga Lake, has accepted a new role as Wine Director of Red Newt Cellars on Seneca Lake. Madill, the longtime general manager at Sheldrake, says he will perform d...
