By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief I often rely on New York wines for my WBW submissions, but this month's edition, Got Gamay?, (brought to us by Frank Morgan of Drink What You Like) is forcing me to go well beyond my "drink local" angle. There's very little gamay grown in New York, and what is grown and made here has never really impressed me as anything more than gulping wines. I find myself wondering why no one is doing anything interesting with gamay in New York, but I don't know enough about it's viticultural needs to go beyond wonder. I have…
Posts Written OnApril 21, 2010
Chateau Niagara Opens Its Doors
Jim and Kathy Baker standing outside the huge doors of Chateau Niagara, their new winery. By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor The story of Chateau Niagara begins like many in this romantic little region. Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Couple starts family, discovers local wine. Boy gets girl tipsy, sells her on starting winery. In this particular chapter however, owners Jim and Kathy Baker’s story takes an interesting twist — girl goes on to become tasting room manager at a local winery as Jim stays the course of his career so both can one day open up their own…