Posts Written OnAugust 12, 2005

Going Back to My Fraternity Days — Sort Of

Long before I moved to Long Island and discovered an unwavering passion for all things wine, I was a beer-drinking fraternity boy, but not exactly like the rest of my brothers. While they were swilling the cheapest, coldest beer they could find in cans, I was the guy who would buy a different kind of beer almost every weekend, including any import or microbrew I could get my hands on in my college town in rural northwestern Pennsylvania. Back then, if I did drink wine, it was likely a cheap, flabby Chardonnay, most often from Australia, with enough sweetness to…

Merlot Veritcal Tasting, Bedell Cellars, August 20 & 21

On Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,  Bedell Cellars will host a Merlot Reserve Vertical Tasting featuring vintages from 1988 through 2002.    It’s $50 per person ($40 for wine club members) and includes lunch and a special preview and barrel tasting of the 2004 vintage. Pre-paid reservations are required by August 15th.  For more information call Bedell Cellars at (631) 734-7537. I attended last summer’s version of this event and likely won’t be able to make it this year. But, it’s a great, fun event and one of the most educational experiences…

Tasting Table — Ending 08.7.05

I’m a few days behind in posting my tasting table from last week…but here it is. As you can see, it features four beers/ales for a story I did on Southampton Publick House, the only brewpub in the Hamptons. Southampton Publick House Double White Ale: N/A Southampton Publick House Belgian-Style Grand Cru Strong Ale: N/A Channing Daughters Winery 2004 Cuvee Tropical Chardonnay: -corked- Roanoke Vineyards 2004 De Rosa: B- Wolffer Estate Vineyards 1997 Merlot: B/B+ Channing Daughters Winery 2004 Tocai Friulano: A-/B+ Wolffer Estate Vineyards 2004 Late Harvest Chardonnay: B Brotherhood Winery 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon: C+/B- Southampton Publick House Secret…