Welcome to Wine Blogging Wednesday #50, hosted by Russ Beebe, known to many as the Winehiker. Given this alter ego, it is surely no surprise that Russ chose a "wine worthy of a hike" as his theme. Unfortunately, there isn’t a ton of hiking to be had on Long Island. You see, it’s really just an overgrown sand bar jutting out into the Atlantic. But, there is a hike that I love that is still somewhat local… to my in-laws. The name of the mountain is Vroman’s Nose in Middleburgh, NY. Nena and I hiked to the summit on my…
Posts Written OnOctober 08, 2008
Jamesport Vineyards NV East End Series Cinq (North Fork of Long Island)
I love when I taste a Long Island red with complexity and substance… especially when I find out later that it’s only $16 at the winery (and no-doubt available for under $15 at shops). One such wine his Jamesport Vineyards’ East End Series Cinq. It’s a kitchen sink blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, syrah and pinot noir that surprisingly doesn’t taste like a bunch of leftovers thrown together. Medium crimson red in the glass, there are nice, fairly effusive aromas of black cherry preserves, blackberries, black pepper spice and even a subtle smoked meat component that is interesting.…
Wolffer Estate’s Roman Roth on NPR Today
Roman Roth, winemaker at Wolffer Estate in Sagaponack, NY will be a guest on The Faith Middleton Show on the Connecticut Public Brodcasting Network today at 3 p.m. Roman is also the winemaker at Roanoke Vineyards and has his own garagiste label, Grapes of Roth. He’ll be on for 40 minutes and as anyone who knows Roman will tell you, he’s an extremely charming, down-to-earth man who is a pleasure to speak with. If you’re on Long Island, tune your dial to WNPR Radio 91.3 FM in Southampton. If not, visit www.cpbn.org/program/faith-middleton-show The show will be repeated on Wednesday at…