Posts Written OnFebruary 26, 2010

Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Meritage

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief As I mentioned last week when reviewing their 2008 riesling, Damiani Wine Cellars is one of a handful of seemingly maniacal Finger Lakes wineries focusing mostly on red wines. With relatively cool, sometimes-short growing seasons and frigid winters, there's good reason to eschew the classic Bordeaux varieties but there are some very good wines being made with these grapes in the Finger Lakes. This Damiani Wine Cellars 2007 Meritage ($27) is one of them. Made by blending 5 barrels of cabernet sauvignon with 4 barrels of merlot and 3 of cabernet franc — a mix of…

New York Cork Report Tasting Table: February 26, 2010

  By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Here are some of the wines to cross the NYCR tasting table over the past week that — for one reason or another — won't get standalone review posts. As always, these are more-or-less taken right from my notebook. Lucas Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc Reserve ($20*): Deep color. Smoky on the nose with grilled peppers, muted dark fruit and black pepper. More smoke and grilled green peppers on the palate with ripe, rich black cherry. Full body and plush mid-palate. Could use a bit more structure in the form of tannin or acid. Long smoky,…

Farnum Hill Cider Tasting Tonight at Roanoke Vineyards POSTPONED

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Due to less-than-fun weather, the Farnum Hill Cider tasting scheduled for tonight at Roanoke Vineyards has been postponed. I don't have any further details yet — the tasting might still happen this weekend, or it might be pushed off into the spring. Regardless, I'll make sure that you are the first to know when you'll be able to get your hands on these craft ciders. In the meantime, stay tuned, stay warm and stay safe on those slick roads out there — especially our Hudson Valley readers who are in the midst of a state of…