Now that the official press release has crossed the wire, I can finally formally announce that I’ve signed on with Appellation America as its regional correspondent/editor for my three local AVAs: Long Island, North Fork of Long Island and The Hamptons, Long Island. I’m excited about the opportunity to join an impressive roster of correspondent/editors and I look forward to helping them get their existing content up to date as well as providing my own content. You’ll notice that some of the pages are a bit sparse right now. That’s going to change greatly in coming weeks. For those of…
Posts Written OnMarch 09, 2006
Theresa Dilworth to Re-Open One of the Closed Co-op Tasting Rooms
Theresa Dilworth, co-owner and winemaker of Comtesse Therese, has plans to acquire and re-open the Peconic location of The Tasting Room, which closed a week ago today. She plans to re-open this spring under the name Vinetastings and plans to stick with the multiple winery format. As more details become available, I’ll be sure to pass them along.
2nd Annual Independent Food Festival and Awards: The Best Use of Pinot Blanc Grapes That Were Once Thought to be Chardonnay in Both Sparkling and Still Wines Outside of Alsace
Long Island wine country is often compared to Bordeaux by many, and to Friuli by some but you rarely (okay, never) hear any Alsace comparisons…and with good reason. Riesling isn’t king here, merlot is…followed closely by non-Alsatian varieties like cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and chardonnay. But in a field on Oregon Road in bucolic Cutchogue, NY, you’ll find a 13 acres of what Lieb Family Cellars once thought to be chardonnay. Genetic technology has since proven that the grapes aren’t chardonnay at all. In fact, these vines, which were planted in 1983, are a much lesser-known variety in these parts…