Posts Written OnJuly 28, 2010

Confidently Crowing at Rooster Hill Vineyards

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes and Managing Editor Photo: Owner Amy Hoffman, left, works the tasting room on a busy summer day There are not many 90-point Gewurztraminers that have come out of the Finger Lakes, and there has never been a 90-point lemberger.  Amy Hoffman, owner of Rooster Hill Vineyards on Keuka Lake, believes she has one of each. And she isn't afraid to say so. "I jumped right on Facebook and said that these would get 90 points," she told me on a busy mid-week day in the tasting room that overlooks the northeast branch of the lake.…

Why is City Winery Serving California Wines at their “100-Mile” “Farm-to-Table” Dinner?

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Yesterday, I received a press release about an upcoming "Farm to Table" dinner at City Winery, one of a handful of New York City-based urban wineries. It goes without saying that I'm an advocate of eating and drinking locally, so when I saw that they'd be creating "an outdoor dining experience highlighted by local food and wines" I thought it might be an event worth mentioning here on the site.I receive way too many event announcements to publish them all, so I'm selective. The menu for this event looks great though and features ingredients from…

What We Drank (July, 28 2010)

This is what our editors and contributors have been drinking. Only one local this time, but that's part of the fun of WWD — the diversity: Lenn Thompson: The Alchemist Pub and Brewery "Holy Cow" IPA I spent this past weekend in upstate New York and in Shelburne, Vermont for the 2010 Vermont Cheesemakers' Festival — mostly as cheese editor Aaron Estes's photographer. We tasted some stunningly delicious cheeses that served as a reminder of how far New York still has to go in terms of overall cheese quality. We also sipped some good-not-great beers from Lawson's Finest Liquids, including…