Posts Written OnJune 22, 2010

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor As someone who has tasted several vintages worth now, it's almost impossible for me to understand why the Massoud family, owners of Paumanok Vineyards, are the only ones growing and making chenin blanc on Long Island. It ripens and performs consistently in the vineyard, not requiring unique or special treatment — outside of the regular challenges of growing grapes in a maritime climate, of course. The winemaking Massouds, first Charles and now his son Kareem, have been working with the grape long enough to understand how to get the most from it in the cellar…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor This weekend, the Long Island Wine & Food Festival invades the East End. This weekend-long celebration of Long Island's bounty promises to be a lot of fun and the Saturday schedule is jam-packed with events at wineries throughout wine country. In fact, it's so packed that it might be hard for you to decide just where you should go, so below are some of the events I'd recommend from full list (posted here). These are just a few of the events that seem the most interesting and well thought out. I'm sure that all of…