This week on Appellation America, you can read my recommendations for two chardonnays made by Roman Roth at Wolffer Estate — a 2003 Reserve Chardonnay ($20) that shows nice balance and a stellar 2005 Late Harvest Chardonnay ($37) that should be good for another decade or five.
Soon, they will also be publishing a Q&A I did with Raphael’s Richard Olsen-Harbich, who is also a LENNDEVOURS contributor. Rich has been working in the local wine industry for nearly three decades and actually authored the three local AVAs: Long Island, North Fork of Long Island, and Hamptons, Long Island.
Appellation America has also teamed up with Google Maps to bring readers a bird’s-eye view of North American vineyards, including:
- Mountaintop plantings at Ridge
Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains - The post-modern Napa Valley winery Clos
Pegase - Ponzi
Vineyards in Oregon’s famed Willamette Valley - Long Island’s own Pellegrini
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