Many of you already know about this (and I’ve mentioned it in passing before now) but I’ll be heading to the left coast in a little over a week to attend the first annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Sonoma County from October 24-26. It promises to be a great opportunity to meet bloggers, in person, that I’ve built friendships with over the years and also interact with members of the wine industry who are interested in what the blogging world can and does mean for them. In addition to enjoying the meals, tastings and discussions, I’ll be pouring (along with…
Posts Written OnOctober 14, 2008
Sips and Slurps (October 14, 2008)
I’m back in the game after a long weekend upstate visiting my in-law’s, eating delicious food and enjoying the gorgeous weather and fall foliage. Of course, New York wine country doesn’t wait around for me, so here are some things that happened while I was mostly offline: Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars has announced the release of a new riesling clone N90. The winery has been working closely with Cornell University, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets on the project. The clone is from the Neustadt Research Station in…