Pindar Vineyards, Long Island’s largest winery, has hired a new winemaker, Les Howard, most recently of Jamesport Vineyards. Les, a Long Island native, started his winemaking career at Pindar almost 15 years ago when he had a summer job on the bottling line. Now he’s back, as head winemaker. He made a lot of delicious wines at Jamesport, and many more will be released after he’s gone. He’s also a great guy who I’ve enjoyed talking with over the years. There are going to be many challenges moving from a winery like Jamesport to one like Pindar, challenges beyond the…