The fine folks at Red Newt Cellars on Seneca Lake have a video blog series that they call NooTTooB that is often very funny and usually educational to boot. In this video, Tom Higgins, winemaker and co-owner of Heart & Hands Wine Company helps Red Newt's assistant winemaker, Brandon Seager, fix a leaky barrel. They even make a little dough in the process.
Posts Written OnJune 11, 2009
Local with Local (LI): Channing Daughters Winery 2007 Tocai Friulano with Prosciutto-Wrapped, Lobster-Stuffed Monkfish
For this month's Long Island "Local with Local" I asked Chef Doug Gulija of The Plaza Cafe in Southampton, NY to create a dish he'd serve with Channing Daughters Winery's 2007 Tocai Friulano, which actually was on his wine list until he ran out a few weeks ago. Chef Doug, ever the seafood guru, has put together this recipe for local monkfish that he stuffs with lobster and wraps with prosciutto. Ingredients: 2 large Monkfish Tails, skinnedLobster Tail, blanched, split from 1 chix lobster3-4 ounces Prosciutto, very thinly sliced 3-4 large spinach leaves, blanched Wondra Flour, as needed Method: Butterfly…
Some Long Island Wine News and Notes (6/11/09)
My ADD-infected mind has gotten away from doing Monday morning wrap-ups of New York wine news that happened the previous week, but there are several things going on here on Long Island that are worth of mention. Maybe this will get me back to doing this every Monday? Who knows, but for now: First, I'm happy to tell you about the release of Jane Starwood's book, Long Island Wine Country: Award-Winning Vineyards of the North Fork and the Hamptons. Jane is the editor of the Long Island Wine Press (a magazine put out by the Long Island Wine Council) and…