Archive for November 10th, 2009
2009 Harvest Update: At Lieb Family Cellars, a Lot Less Merlot
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Photos courtesy of Lieb Family Cellars A quick harvest update from Lieb Family Cellars marketing director, Melissa Schwartz: "We brought in 3 tons of merlot on Tuessday, November 3 around ...
Roanoke Vineyards 2005 Merlot
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Rich Pisacano, co-owner of Roanoke Vineyards, is a cabernet sauvignon guy, and he and consulting winemaker Roman Roth make some of Long Island's most consistently good cabernet-based wines ...
Picking Cabernet Franc: A Family and Friends Affair
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Sunday morning, I was joined by several New York Cork Report readers, other bloggers and their families to pick cabernet franc grapes at Raphael as a part of the 'Sonis Cellars 2009 harvest...
What We Drank (November 10, 2009)
As I, and no doubt you, have come to expect, we're drinking a wide array of beverages from a diverse group of locales. Some were better than others of course. From Lenn Thompson: Shinn Estate Vineyards 2008 Haven The folks ...
Standing Stone Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief As you learned in Jason Feulner's recent post, Standing Stone Vineyards stands today where Gold Seal Wine Company and two Frenchmen, Guy DeVaux and Charles Fournier, first experimented with...