Posts Written OnMarch 25, 2010

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief In 2007, Dave Whiting, winemaker and co-owner of Red Newt Cellars made two single-vineyard cabernet francs, one from Sawmill Creek Vineyards and this Red Newt Cellars 2007 Glacier Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Franc ($39). The two wines are quite different — particularly in the way in which the oak reveals itself. Smoky and decidedly more vanilla-tinged, this wine's nose also shows wonderful, lush blackberry, plum, bittersweet chocolate and subtle rosemary herbal accents. Impressively hefty a rich on the palate, fruit flavors of plum and blackberry are masked a bit by the smoke, oak and vanilla flavors. With…

Six vintages of Paumanok Vineyards Grand Vintage Merlot By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Let's say you own a winery. A good winery. One that is often pointed to as one of your region's best, in fact. Wouldn't you dip into your library, enjoying maturing and mature bottles of your own wine regularly, just because you can? Apparently not, at least not if you're the Massouds from Paumanok Vineyards. Between tasting wines that are still being made — from tank and barrel — tasting upcoming releases to determine when they are ready for the public,  selling current releases, selling those wines and…