Posts Written OnDecember 2006

A Menu for Hope III — December 11-22

For the past two years, members of the food and wine blogging community have raised money for various charities through a tremendous project called A Menu for Hope. The original event was conceived shortly after the Asian tsunami a couple years by my friend Pim (of the Chez Pim blog) to raise aid money for the victims. That initial project was a great success and last year, the culinary blogging community raised an amazing $17,000 for UNICEF by doing an online raffle of various culinary/food/wine items. It’s time for A Menu for Hope III and this year’s beneficiary is the…

Clovis Point (Jamesport, NY): Current Releases

Last week I wrote about Clovis Point, one of the North Fork’s newest wine labels, but I didn’t say much about the wines themselves. And many of you didn’t like that too much. I must have gotten at least ten emails saying "what about the wines, Lenn?" So, here’s a brief rundown of the wines Clovis Point currently has available on their website: Clovis Point’s 2004 Chardonnay ($13.50). This wine was fermented mostly in stainless steel with just a little barrel-fermented chardonnay and Gewürztraminer added. With bright fruit, super-subtle barrel notes and nice balance at this price point, this was…

Are You a Serious Eater? I Am.

It’s rare that I publicize new food/wine websites and blogs. There are just SO many that launch every week that I’d have to be insane to try to keep you up to date on all of them. But, every now and then, one comes along that I think is worth pointing out. Food writer Ed Levine has launched a new site called Serious Eats. And, he’s gathered quite a group of writers, including some of my favorite bloggers: Adam Kuban of A Hamburger Today and Slice Meg Hourihan of Megnut Alaina Browne of A Full Belly Adam Roberts of The…

WTN: Sheldrake Point 2005 Dry Riesling

As a resident of the great state of New York resident, I have at least somewhat ready access to a plethora of great local Rieslings. German — particularly those from the Mosel — are my absolute favorites, but the Finger Lakes region is responsible for what I consider to be the best bottles this side of the Atlantic Ocean. Truth be told, vinifera grapes shouldn’t succeed in central New York. But, the narrow, deep Finger Lakes gather and hold enough heat in the summer to stretch the growing season into the fall and stave off early frosts. As anyone who…

canvas Magazine Website Launched

You may or may not have noticed that my blogging has been a bit scant the last few weeks. I wish I could tell you that it was because I was too busy eating at the finest restaurants and drinking the world’s best wines to write much. That wasn’t the case, but the real reason is almost as exciting. You see, I’m the online editor of a new magazine, canvas, which hits news stands on Long Island today. And, I’m happy to report, the website has launched today as well. I’ve also contributed a column about sustainable viticulture on Long…