On Sunday, Howard Goldberg’s Long Island Vines column in the New York Times focused on Peconic Bay Winery’s recent and upcoming releases (which I’ve got in my tasting queue as well). What I love about this week’s column is what he says about Cabernet Franc on Long Island: "…ultimately Long Island’s signature red wine may not be merlot, as is now routinely assumed. Given the glacial pace at which young wine regions develop — there is only one annual vintage, after all – decades are needed for patterns of strength to become boldly distinct." I don’t always agree with Howard’s…
Merlot vs. Cabernet Franc…Which Will Take Long Island Wine to the Promised Land?
