This blog, like any other website, is only as good as its content. And that content, in this case the blog posts written by me and my contributors, is only as good as it is at meeting your needs and wants as our readers. So, I wanted to take this opportunity to first thank you for reading LENNDEVOURS and then ask you for your help to make LENNDEVOURS even better. Tell me, what can we do here on LENNDEVOURS that would make it a better source for information on the wines of New York State? Do you want more wine…
Posts Written OnJuly 01, 2008
“One For The Fathers” by Christoper Watkins
A pregnant woman, denied her wine, augmented now by spider sense— So cruel, and so unjust; hers the most astute of palates, keenest sensory intensity, yet no wine will be passing through her sober suffering lips; the contemporary standards say it’s dangerous to dare. But when the child is finally born look for claw marks in the corks in the morning.
Arrowhead Spring Vineyards 2006 Riesling (Finger Lakes)
You might remember Arrowhead Spring Vineyards from when Bryan introduced us to them back in February, when the winery first opened the snow-covered doors of their new tasting room. Much like Long Island wines often don’t make it off the Island, wines from that neck of the woods don’t often make it down here. Luckily, I’ve been emailing with co-owner and winemaker Duncan Ross for some time now and he recently sent me a few of his wines to try, including this 2006 Riesling ($16), which he made from grapes sourced in the Finger Lakes. The grapes actually come from…
Wanted: New York-Based Writers and Designers
I need help. Stop laughing… not that kind of help. Some of you already know that I’m planning to launch a new website (hopefully before 2009 is upon us) but it’s a much larger project than I can tackle alone. Many of my contributors know about the project and have already agreed to join the fun. But, I’m always looking for creative, passionate people who love the wines (and foods) of New York State as much as I do. Specifically, I’m looking for writers but also a graphics-types who do both offline and and online work. I don’t want to…