Pinot noir hanging in Heron Hill Winery owner John Ingle's Ingle Vineyard By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Photos courtesy of Heron Hill Winery This afternoon we have our second quick harvest update, this one from Heron Hill Winery in the Finger Lakes, where they picked pinot noir this morning from owner John Ingle's vineyard on Canandaigua Lake (John is pictured at right). The pinot block is only about an acre and they pulled in 2.3 tons of fruit today. Brix was 21.5 with pH of 3.46 and TA of 7.2 g/l. Assistant Winemaker Brian Barry says: "The pinot noir fruit from Ingle…
Posts Written OnOctober 09, 2009
Fox Run Vineyards Video: Checking for Ripeness in the Vineyard
This is one of the better New York wine videos I've seen in a while. Fox Run Vineyards' winemaking team, Peter Bell and Tricia Renshaw walk through the vineyards together checking the ripeness levels.
Saranac Octoberfest
By Kevin Burns, Beer Columnist The leaves are changing and the weather is getting cooler. While these signs mark the arrival of fall to many people, I know it is Fall when Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Ales start to show up on the shelves of beer stores. This week's beer review is fo Saranac Octoberfest Lager from the F.X. Matt Brewing Company. Saranac's Octoberfest poured a dark copper color with a two-finger width of white head. The nose is pleasant, and well balanced with malt up front and distinct hop aromas underneath. There is a faint trace of spices as well. The body has a…
Next Week is Regional Wine Week (October 11-17)
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Next week is Regional Wine Week 2009 over at DrinkLocalWine.com and of course the New York Cork Report will be participating. The organizers have contacted more than 50 bloggers and writers from around the United States and Canada (who aren’t in California or the Pacific Northwest) to write about “wine from around here” — wherever “here” may be. Many of the participating writers will be featuring local wines in their work next week, but it's easy for the NYCR to participate in this now-annual event — we write about local wines every single day. Largely, we'll just continue…