Day one of The Art of Balance was great yesterday. Winemakers from Friuli, the Rheingau, the Finger Lakes and Rías Baixas. Lots of information was shared, the panel discussion in the afternoon (moderated by Paul Grieco, co-owner and sommelier, Hearth, Insieme, and Terroir in New York City was interesting (and a bit controversial at times) too.

I’ll post more about the information in coming days. But for now, a few pictures:

These gentlemen were right behind me, a winemaker’s row if you will. From left to right: Greg Gove (Peconic Bay Winery), Eric Fry (The Lenz Winery), Kareem Massoud (Paumanok Vineyards), Bernard Cannac (Comtesse Therese) and Miguel Martin (Palmer Vineyards). I’m not sure who the woman is.