By Lenn Thompson, Editor and Publisher Eric Asimov, chief wine critic for New York Times, has long been interested in Long Island wine, particularly Long Island merlot. He has previously said that Long Island makes some of the best merlot in America. In his column this week, he writes about a recent visit to Shinn Estate Vineyards in Mattituck, NY. It's a great piece that I think accurately depicts the winery's place in the Long Island wine world. It will come as no surprise to many of my fellow wine bloggers (the ones who came to TasteCamp anyway) that one…
Posts Written OnJune 17, 2009
Wine Blogging Wednesday #59 Announced: WBW #59: An Homage to Kushi no Kami
The 59th edition of Wine Blogging Wednesday, hosted by The Passionate Foodie, is an homage to Kushi no Kami. Not sure what that is? I have no idea what it is that's why it's just the kind of WBW theme that inspired the event in the first place — a forced exploration of a region or type of wine that is new or unknown. So who or what is Kushi no Kami? Turns out that it's an ancient name for the god of Saké. I've had Saké exactly once in my life and it was cheap, warm stuff at a…