The usual suspects contributed to What We Drank this week. I have to say, I'm really enjoying this new feature on LENNDEVOURS, it gives me a great opportunity to write about the non-NY wines that I'm tasting and it gives me a little insight into what the other contributors are drinking. I hope you're enjoying it too. From Bryan Callandrelli: Tolosa Edna Ranch 2005 Estate Pinot Noir Ever since my cool climate obsession started, I’ve had very few California wines. My view was that life’s too short and the world’s too large for bothering with them. So it was interesting…
Posts Written OnJune 08, 2009
Local with Local (FLX): Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc with Grilled, Coffee-Rubbed, Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Cherry-Wine Sauce
For this, the first installment of Local with Local (Finger Lakes Edition), I've asked Chef Deb Whiting of Red Newt Bistro on Seneca Lake to create a dish specifically for enjoying with Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc (my review), a fine example of Finger Lakes cabernet franc from a producer that is only now starting to get some attention. She came up with Grilled, Coffee-Rubbed, Bacon-Wrapped Beef Tenderloin with Cherry-Cabernet Franc Sauce. Here's here thinking behind it and the recipe:I recently tasted a bottle of Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc and of course immediately started thinking of what…
TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Megan Witherspoon
By Lenn Thompson Photo courtesy of Dale Cruse When Megan Witherspoon attended TasteCamp EAST 2009, she didn't have a blog. She was simply the better half to Virginia-based blogger John Witherspoon (that's the wine blogging power couple at right). But, not long after the event, she started her new blog, Wine Conscience, one of the few blogs that I read every day. She uses her blog to support and celebrate environmentally friendly winemaking. Megan is a fine artist-turned-corporate workhorse, who maintains her sanity with the help of fine wine. Megan's family also owns, Woodland Vineyard, a small vineyard and winery in…