By Jason Feulner, Finger Lakes Correspondent Sometimes, seems like we are in the midst of a green invasion, rather than a green revolution. The term is used all over the place nowadays and has cropped up in several Finger Lakes stories lately: Democrat and Chronicle staff writer Karen Miltner discusses green grape growing here In a special report to the Democrat and Chronicle, freelance wine writer Thomas Pellachia outlines the effect of global warming on Finger Lakes vintages (Pellachia is also the author and publisher of the Vinofictions blog). The Finger Lakes Weekend Wino has also unearthed this report on…
Posts Written OnMay 2008
Is It Any Wonder Why I Love Her?
Yesterday, I wrote about our visit to Hunt Country Vineyards, but I forgot to include one of my favorite pictures from the entire trip, the one of Mrs. LENNDEVOURS lugging our case of wine out to the Jeep. I had the little guy on my back in our nifty new wine-tasting back pack at the time. Okay, it’s not really for wine tasting, but it’s perfect for visiting wineries. Anyway, hands off guys, she’s mine. You’ve gotta love a woman who will throw a case of wine up on her shoulder for you, no?
Paumanok Vineyards 2007 Sauvignon Blanc (North Fork of Long Island)
Someone has finally put the screws to Long Island wine—screwcap closures that is. As I reported over the summer, Paumanok Vineyards has invested in the Stelvin closure equipment and bottled its 2007 whites without corks during January and February of 2008. I tasted the lot recently and will be writing about all of them over the next couple of weeks. Today, we’ll focus on the Paumanok Vineyards 2007 Sauvignon Blanc, a varietally correct rendition of a wine that is gaining momentum on the North Fork. I normally don’t mention varietal correctness, but it was the first thing I thought of…
A Visit to Hunt Country Vineyards
For our second day of wine touring around Keuka Lake, Nena, Jackson and I were joined by my parents. We headed for the western side of the lake, starting at Hunt Country Vineyards. Yes, I know that I’ve only posted about one winery on the eastern side of the lake, but I’m going to switch it up a little bit. We’ll get back to the eastern shore again soon There’s a little more off-the-main-road driving involved when touring some areas of FInger Lakes wine country and Hunt Country is a little off the main drag. Still, after reading Jason’s post…
Exploring Finger Lakes Riesling @ the Astor Center (May 8)
You’d think after almost a week in the Finger Lakes, I’d be ready for a break from their riesling. You’d be wrong though. This Thursday, I’m taking the train into Manhattan to attend a media and trade tasting hosted by the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance at the Astor Center. Joshua Greene, editor of Wine & Spirits magazine will lead a guided tasting of 10 2006 Finger Lakes rieslings and discuss the effects slate, snow and deep-water lakes had on the wines. The 10 wines will be those from Buttonwood Grove, Treleaven/King Ferry, Dr. Konstantin Frank, Standing Stone, Chateau Lafayette Reneau,…
Eric Asimov Enjoys Long Island Wine Too
Eric Asimov of the New York Times has written several times about how much he enjoys Long Island merlot. And who can blame him — at least if you’re talking about the North Fork’s best bottles. But as he says today on The Pour, Long Island white wines don’t get nearly as much attention. Specifically, he focuses on Paumanok Vineyards’ chenin blanc, the only such wine (I think) in all of New York. As coincidence would have it, I tasted the new 2007 vintage of this wine last week and will be writing about it soon here. Let’s get back…