Posts Written OnApril 13, 2010
Hermann J. Wiemer 2008 Late Harvest Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief The first time I encountered a Hermann J. Wiemer "Late Harvest" Riesling — last summer in their tasting room on Seneca Lake — I was a bit confused. Aren't most dessert wines bottled in 375 ml bottles rather than 750? I think it was my wife Nena who actually asked "Is this a dessert wine?" as general manager Oskar Bynke poured the 2007 of this wine for us. No, it's not dessert wine. But the grapes that go into it are harvested later than most of their other riesling. "Late Harvest" is more akin to Spatlese…
What We Drank (April 13, 2010)
Here's just a sampling of what our editors are drinking, another all-wine edition: Evan Dawson: Luchador 2007 Shiraz, South Australia This was the choice of our guest-of-honor at dinner in Rochester this weekend. I don't typically seek out Australian wine, so I was at least curious. Strangely, there is very little in this wine that smells or tastes like a beverage made from grapes. To say that it tastes like chocolate is to say that McDonald's french fries taste like salt. This wine is so overwhelmed with milk chocolate that I thought I was drinking a candy bar. I suppose…
Vineyard Visuals: Bud Swell at the Grand Cru Classes Educational Vineyard
Photo courtesy of Grand Cru Classes Jared Skolnick of Vine Views and Grand Cru Classes sent this picture from his nine-row educational vineyard in Mattituck.
NYCR at Drink Local Wine 2010 Conference
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief It hasn't been publicized as well as you'd think (partially because people who are going — like me — haven't posted about it much) but I'm really looking forward to attending the Drink Local Wine 2010 Conference next weekend (April 24-25) in Virginia wine country. As you know, the NYCR has long been championing the idea of drinking wine, no matter where local is for you, so conferences like this are right in our sweet spot. Rumor has it that the conference may come to New York sometime soon and you can bet that we'll be…
Video: Gotham Project Riesling (from Lamoreaux Landing) at Terroir Tribeca
Video courtesy of Terroir This video is a little long, and definitely not rated G, but we think it's a lot of fun and shows just how excited these wine-loving folks at Terroir are about having a Finger Lakes riesling on tap. Yes, on tap.