Posts Written OnNovember 15, 2006

Shinn Estate 2003 Merlot Best With Thanksgiving Dinner According to NYT

Like I said the other day, every wine writer has to do a "what wine works best with Thanksgiving dinner" story or column and Eric Asimov of the New York Times is no different. What I love seeing, however, is the wine Eric and his tasting panel chose as the best pairing wine of their tasting — Shinn Estate Vineyards 2003 Merlot (See my review). Both that merlot and their "Red" (a merlot-heavy blend) are terrific food wines. Of course, co-owner David Page is a well-known chef (he and Barbara Shinn also own Home restaurant in Manhattan), so that the…

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Update from Barb Smithen @ Sherwood House Vineyards

Barb is one of my favorite people out East, and when I asked her for an update on their plans and the vineyard sale, she responded quickly with: "We want to do more traveling and (as) you know, we bought a house in Antibes (France).Ten years is a long run and we’ve fulfilled our dream 20 times over. But, we still are continuing business as usual. In 2008 our blend is coming out (merlot,cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot) and our Rose will be released this April. I will be working that much harder to keep our standards as high as…

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Two More North Fork Properties for Sale

Newsday’s Mark Harrington is reporting today that: "Sherwood House Vineyards this week put its 36-acre Mattituck property on the block for $4.1 million, joining a list of vineyards for sale that includes Ackerly Pond, Castello di Borghese, Galluccio Family Winery, Schneider Vineyards and several smaller properties. At the same time, a "country vineyard estate" in Cutchogue owned by Mark Lieb of Lieb Vineyards went on the market for $7.75 million, along with 47.5 acres of property, according to Sotheby’s International Realty Web site. Ed Petrie, the agent at Sotheby’s handling the listing, declined to comment, and Lieb didn’t return a…

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