Congratulations to Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars, Wolffer Estate, Bedell Cellars, Lenz Winery and Paumanok Vineyards for placing first through fifth on the "Greatest Wine Producers" list for the Atlantic Northeast region in Tom Stevenson's "Wine Report 2009." Dr. Frank's has now taken top honors for the past fives years. It's hard to argue with any of the wineries on the list and the composition of the list shows that New York has clearly positioned itself as the eastern state if you're looking for quality wine. I've had wines from Chaddsford (some were good) and L. Mawby (liked those…
Posts Written OnOctober 29, 2008
Wine Bloggers Conference 2008: The Vineyard Walk
Veteran grape grower Jim Murphy talks about vineyard lifecyles and machine harvesting. There will be several posts about the recently completed Wine Bloggers Conference out in Santa Rosa, but I thought I’d start with what was one of my favorite parts — the vineyard walk. We had several different vineyards we could walk/hike and after deciding to take the easy route and pick one of the flatter, shorter walks, I was harassed by two of my in-shape WBC friends (namely Erika and John) into joining them for the most strenuous one. In the end, I’m glad that I did… even…