Posts Written OnMay 06, 2005

New (And More) Releases From Shinn Estate Vineyards

Shinn Estate Vineyards in Mattituck has been one of my favorite North Fork producers ever since my first visit last fall. Then, they only had two wines available for tasting, a great value Chardonnay and a tremendous 2002 “young vines” Merlot, which was touted recently as Long Island’s best red in a New York Times article by Eric Asimov. I don’t agree with how Asimov came to this conclusion (no matter how good the wine is) but let’s get back to Shinn Estate Vineyards, which debuted four new wines at Windows On Long Island on April 25. I’ve written several…

A Week of Few Posts

I know. I haven’t done a ton of posting this week…at least not nearly as much as I usually do. But there’s a good reason–Nena and I are cooking for 150 people tomorrow. Our first catering gig. Our fridge if filled (over filled really) with food that we aren’t even allowed to eat. Our tiny kitchen has extra card tables set up to stack and chop and package stuff up. Today I’m talking half a day off from work to do the roast beef and marinate the chicken. It’s hectic…it’s fun…and everyone thinks we’re crazy for doing it. Back to…