By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Stoutridge Vineyards located in Marlboro, NY, is still one of the newer producers in the Hudon Rivery Valley AVA. It opened in 2006 and is built on the site of vineyards planted in the late 1700s. A winery on the site was closed in 1902 by prohibition. Owned by Stephen Osborn and Kimberly Wagner, with Stephen also serving as winemaker, Stoutridge produces a variety of white, red and rose wines, mostly with French-American hybrid varieties. Varieties like Frontenac, a University of Minnesota-born hybrid released in 1996. It was grown from a crossing of the complex interspecific…
Posts Written OnOctober 13, 2009
Heron Hill Hires New Winemaker: Bernard Cannac
Heron Hill's new winemaker, Bernard Cannac, working with just-picked pinot noir last week. By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photos courtesy of Heron Hill Winery Just in time for the riesling rush of harvest, Heron Hill Winery on Keuka Lake has hired a new head winemaker. After an arduous search process, Bernard Cannac of France has landed the job and will arrive Friday to begin work. Cannac is a native of the Languedoc region of France, but has spent recent years consulting and making wine on Long Island. The 36-year old arrives in the region with his wife, and according…
NYCR Video: Pressing Pinot Noir With Duncan Ross at Arrowhead Spring Vineyards
Bryan Calandrelli, our man on the ground in the Niagara region, is finally going to start doing some video content for the New York Cork Report. It is what he does for a living after all.