Posts Written OnNovember 08, 2006

WTN: Wolffer Estate Vineyards 2005 Late Harvest Chardonnay (The Hamptons, Long Island)

That’s right ladies and gentlemen, Wine Blogging Wednesday is here again. This month’s ice wine-themed edition is hosted by the Kitchen Chick and it should come as no big surprise that I’ve chosen a local wine for the event. There are several local ice-style wines (I say ice-style because  most — if not all — are made by freezing the grapes commercially)  that I enjoy, so it was hard to pick which one to go with for WBW. But, in the end, I settled on Wolffer Estate’s 2005 Late Harvest Chardonnay ($37). If the name sounds familiar, I’ve written about…

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LENNDEVOURS Cab Franc Update: Pressed

I thought everyone might be interested in what is going on with my first attempt at cabernet franc. Because my day job made it impossible to get out to the winery yesterday, Rich and Don did the pressing for me. He tells me we have about 25 gallons of wine that has "nice color, soft tannins" and is "fruity." My wine is currently in glass carboys similar to those pictured (those aren’t actually mine) where they will undergo ML, which will probably take through the end of the year. 25 gallons translates to roughly 10 cases and by the time…

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