Posts Written OnFebruary 16, 2010

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor State police photos Two men are charged with felonious assault after allegedly attacking the owner of a Seneca Lake winery on Saturday afternoon. Police say the attack happened at about 3:30 p.m. Thomas Wulff, 28, and Michael Wulff, 27, of Pennsylvania, are accused of beating Dave Mansfield, owner and president of Three Brothers Wineries & Estates. Mansfield suffered a broken bone in his face and other facial injuries. He was treated and released from Geneva General Hospital. The two men, who are brothers, were part of a large group touring wineries in a limousine.…

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief and Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor This week we have three news items of note — one from each of the three main wine regions in the state. Of course, the Long Island item is about beer, not wine. Finger Lakes A Party to Celebrate Finger Lakes Sparklers Finger Lakes producers continue to spotlight their sparkling wine in a new event at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. Sixteen wineries and one distillery will pour three dozen sparkling wines and sparkling beverages at Bubbly! The Finger Lakes Sparkling Wine Party. The event runs this Saturday night from…

By David Page, Chef and Co-Owner Shinn Estate Vineyards and Farmhouse  My wife Barbara and I first met  Richard Olsen-Harbich, currently the winemaker at Raphael, in the early 1990s when we were visiting Jamesport Vineyards to taste his wines for inclusion on our former restaurant Home’s wine list. Not everyone knows that Rich spent several years at Jamesport Vineyards working as the winemaker before moving over to Raphael where he has been ever since. His career in winemaking began a decade before we met him and he was really hitting his stride at Jamesport, so we were happy to see…